Table 3.
Samburu County: most relevant social and economic data
| Total population | num | 310.327 |
| Area sq km | km2 | 21.022 |
| Household size | m2 | 4.7 |
| Population density (no. per sq. km) | No/km2 | 15 |
| Rural dwellers | % | 80 |
| Land suitable for agriculture | % | 10 |
| Life expectancy | yrs | 61 |
| Adult illiteracy rate | % | 90 |
| Overall poverty | % | 80 |
| Food poverty (less than 2250 kcal/d) | % | 60 |
| Tamak road | % | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | % | 90 |
| Population with piped water | % | 10 |
| Mean distance to nearest water point | km2 | 5 |
| Doctor to patients | Ratio | 1:10.000 |
| Doctor to patients accepted national | Ratio | 1:1.000 |
| Nurse to patients | Ratio | 91:100.000 |
| Nurse to patients accepted national | Ratio | 55:100.000 |
| Stunting (too short for age) | % | 30 |
| Wasting rate (weight against height) | % | 20 |
| Underweight rate (too light for age) | % | 34 |
| Teachers to pupils | Ratio | 1:91 |