30 September 2025, Tunis, Tunisia – Tunisia faces one of the highest burdens of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Nearly 86% of deaths are linked to conditions such as cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer. Cardiovascular diseases alone are responsible for more than 30% of all deaths. Obesity and diabetes rates are rising sharply, particularly among women and young people.
Behind the figures lie structural drivers – urbanization, food…
