Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Armenia?
In 2026, Armenia scores 57 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 34= of 196 countries (likely range 16 to 46), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Armenia's single national e-health system lets patients approve, block and audit each doctor's access, but many state bodies can see records without consent.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Armenia?
Access to the full record scores 62 of 100 in Armenia, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. The law gives patients a right to see and copy their medical files, and the ArMed portal shows diagnoses, services and tests entered by clinics. How complete the portal is for privately paid care was not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Armenia?
Control and consent scores 70 of 100 in Armenia, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Since 31 December 2025 a doctor sees a patient's wider history only after the patient approves the request in the ArMed site or app, choosing full history, a summary or listed diagnoses. Consent can be revoked, and patients see every viewing.
Eight rights, against Andorra, Czechia, Greece and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 62 | 62 · 60 · 66 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 70 | 55 · 64 · 46 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 50 | 54 · 56 · 56 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 62 | 66 · 55 · 62 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 50 | 56 · 60 · 62 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 48 | 64 · 52 · 58 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 50 · 45 · 44 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 40 | 30 · 50 · 54 |
Black dot: Armenia. Hollow dots: Andorra, Czechia, Greece (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Armenia 57, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Armenia need to change to score higher?
Armenia sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are research and trial consent (46, median 46) and protection from commercial use (50, median 45). The published rubric reads:
- Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
- Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
Which laws give health record rights in Armenia?
- Law on Medical Assistance and Service of the Population (HO-42) (1996): Patient right to files and copies, medical secrecy, e-health system rules, research use of records.
- Law on Protection of Personal Data (HO-49-N) (2015): Health is special category data needing consent; free access in five days; leak reporting.
- Minister of Health Order N 40-N (2021): Doctors see wider history only with patient consent in the app; emergency shows summary only; access log.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 33.6 2022
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 47.5 2022
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 82.9% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2025-09-10 · Hetq Former doctors allege a regional hospital recorded patients who were never treated
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