In 2021, there were over 2,000 medical facilities, including 180 hospitals in Tunisia.
[1] The number of hospitals has been increasing since the 1950s, as shown in the table below.
Download coordinates as: Before Tunisia was a French protectorate, it had only two health establishments: the Sadiki Hospital and the French civilian hospital.
[2][48][49] As early as 1930, after the foundation of the public health and assistance directorate, the number of healthcare facilities increased and various medical services were provided.
From 1950, the administrative health structures evolved in order to better manage the health needs of the time, such as the fight against epidemics–mainly malaria, smallpox and tuberculosis.