Health in Sfax, Tunisia: official figures
At the 2024 census 16.0% of Sfax's residents were not covered by the national health insurance fund (CNAM), free or reduced-fee medical assistance (AMG) or another scheme, 12th highest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 17.9%).
How many people in Sfax have CNAM health insurance?
66.6% of people in Sfax were covered by the national health insurance fund (CNAM) in 2024, 8th highest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 61.4%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copyHow many people in Sfax have a disability?
3.1% of people in Sfax had a disability at the 2024 census, joint 7th lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 3.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copyMore figures
- 11.4% of people in Sfax relied on the reduced-fee medical assistance card (AMG2) for low-income families in 2024, joint 10th lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 11.3%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copy
- 11.5% of people in Sfax reported difficulty with seeing, hearing, walking, remembering, self-care or communicating in 2024, 11th lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 12.2%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copy
How Sfax compares with other governorates
Residents with no CNAM, AMG or other health cover (2024)
Sfax ranks 12 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents with no CNAM, AMG or other health cover |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tataouine | 18.5% |
| 10 | Manouba | 17.6% |
| 11 | Kasserine | 16.7% |
| 12 | Sfax | 16.0% |
| 13 | Ben Arous | 15.8% |
| 14 | Bizerte | 15.5% |
| 15 | Jendouba | 15.1% |
Prevalence of disability (2024)
Sfax ranks 16 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Prevalence of disability |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tozeur | 3.2% |
| 14 | Médenine | 3.2% |
| 15 | Bizerte | 3.2% |
| 16 | Sfax | 3.1% |
| 17 | Monastir | 3.1% |
| 18 | Nabeul | 3.1% |
| 19 | Tunis | 3.0% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS): RGPH 2024: health cover by type (CNAM, AMG1, AMG2, other) by governorate, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ef0b9d1b853…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS): RGPH 2024: prevalence of disability and of functional difficulty by governorate, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3972acfc86b6…)
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