The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Kiphire, 31.3% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 36.9% of children under five are stunted, behind the typical district. 13.1% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kiphire, which ranks 17 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 57.6%.