The Tunisian Society of Public Medicine warns that four diseases cause most deaths

The Tunisian Society of Public Medicine announced today, November 6, 2026, that four non-communicable diseases are behind the largest share of deaths in the country. The Association's data shows that these diseases account for more than 80% of all premature deaths in Tunisia.

The data suggested that the seriousness of these diseases is not limited to early cases, but extends to being directly responsible for about 86% of all recorded deaths in different regions of the country.

The president of the 9th Congress of the Tunisian Society of Public Medicine, Farge Hamzaoui, said that 4 invalid diseases are responsible for more than 80% of premature deaths and 86% of all recorded deaths in Tunisia.

The presentation of these statistics was part of the ninth conference of the Tunisian Society for Public Medicine, which brought together a number of medical experts to discuss health challenges in the country. The discussions focused on preventive measures and monitoring the effects of noncommunicable diseases, which have become the leading cause of most recorded deaths annually.