Health in West Pokot, Kenya: official figures
7.6% of people in West Pokot had any health insurance in 2022, 4th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 6.7% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in West Pokot are vaccinated?
48.6% of children aged 12-23 months in West Pokot had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 3rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 1.2% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in West Pokot are malnourished?
33.5% of children under five in West Pokot were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 2nd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 11.0% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in West Pokot give birth in hospital?
59.8% of births in West Pokot in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 7th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 97.9% of mothers had antenatal care from a skilled provider (Kenya: 97.9%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in West Pokot die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 46 deaths before age five and 38 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in West Pokot over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 17th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (county rates from one survey are only rough estimates).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in West Pokot?
36.3% of girls aged 15-19 in West Pokot had ever been pregnant in 2022, 2nd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow West Pokot compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
West Pokot ranks 44 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
| 43 | Garissa | 7.8% |
| 44 | West Pokot | 7.6% |
| 45 | Marsabit | 7.3% |
| 46 | Mandera | 6.1% |
| 47 | Tana River | 5.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
West Pokot ranks 45 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
| 43 | Turkana | 60.1% |
| 44 | Wajir | 48.6% |
| 45 | West Pokot | 48.6% |
| 46 | Mandera | 29.1% |
| 47 | Garissa | 22.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
West Pokot ranks 2 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilifi | 37.0% |
| 2 | West Pokot | 33.5% |
| 3 | Samburu | 31.4% |
| 4 | Meru | 25.2% |
| 5 | Kitui | 25.1% |
| 6 | Turkana | 23.0% |
| 7 | Kwale | 22.7% |
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Sources
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF): Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Volume 1: county tables (C tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 202dd70451a0…)
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