Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Burundi?
In 2026, Burundi scores 35 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 119= of 196 countries (likely range 98 to 158), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Burundi passed its first data protection law in March 2026, but its regulator is not yet running and hospital records stay in separate systems.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Burundi?
Access to the full record scores 40 of 100 in Burundi, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Since March 2026, Law 1/03 gives a free copy of your data within one month, but medical information goes only through a doctor you name. No national patient portal was found, and the data regulator does not exist yet, so the score sits at 40.
Can I control who sees my health record in Burundi?
Control and consent scores 28 of 100 in Burundi, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The 2026 law lets people object and withdraw consent, but there is no opt-out from sharing and no patient-visible access log. A February 2026 health deal commits Burundi to give the US any data access needed to audit facilities.
Eight rights, against Angola, Burkina Faso, Djibouti and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 40 | 35 · 35 · 35 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 28 | 30 · 32 · 30 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 45 | 52 · 48 · 45 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 30 | 22 · 25 · 30 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 40 | 50 · 45 · 50 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 22 | 20 · 20 · 22 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 50 | 50 · 49 · 50 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 20 | 28 · 30 · 22 |
Black dot: Burundi. Hollow dots: Angola, Burkina Faso, Djibouti (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Burundi 35, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Burundi need to change to score higher?
Burundi sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (30, median 38) and clinician access at the point of care (22, median 34). The published rubric reads:
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
- Clinician access at the point of care: Treating clinicians able to see the full record across providers, under consent and emergency rules.
Which laws give health record rights in Burundi?
- Loi n°1/03 du 10 mars 2026 portant protection des données à caractère personnel (2026): First data protection law: health data sensitive, free copy in one month, 48-hour breach notice, new agency.
- Loi n°1/10 du 16 mars 2022 portant prévention et répression de la cybercriminalité (2022): Cybercrime law; the 2026 data law says its own penalties apply alongside it (Article 51).
- Politique Nationale de Gouvernance des Données Sanitaires 2024-2027 (2024): Ministry rules on health data confidentiality, user accounts, national hosting, 20-year retention and anonymised sharing.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 0.8 2024
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 7.9 2023
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 26.7% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- none published in the last two years
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