Wajir County has a population of just over 661,000 people. About half of the population is aged below 15, 14% are aged under 5 and 32% are aged 10-19. Wajir County’s total fertility rate (7.8) is twice as high as the national rate of 3.9 and also means that Wajir County has a high birth rate. The adolescent birth rate is also high – more than 1 in every 10 girls aged 15-19 gives birth every year. Wajir County is one of 15 Counties that account for over 60% of maternal deaths in Kenya. The latest estimate of the County’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is 1683 deaths per 100,000 live births. Child death rates in Wajir County mirror the national trend although the neonatal death rate is slightly higher and the infant and under-five death rates are slightly lower. High maternal and child death rates are linked to high birth rates and limited access to life-saving maternal and child health interventions. This fact sheet highlights the status of key reproductive, maternal and child health interventions in Wajir County, in relation to the national status. The data are drawn from the 2009 and 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS, 2007), the UN and other national and global studies
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Wajir County
