Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Haiti?
In 2026, Haiti scores 24 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 185= of 196 countries (likely range 165 to 194), in the Poor band (0 to 24). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Haiti has no data protection law and no verified right to see your record; an HIV-born electronic record links some clinics, not the country.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Haiti?
Access to the full record scores 20 of 100 in Haiti, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. No Haitian law found gives patients a right to see or copy their medical record, and a June 2026 legal analysis says a decade passed without a data protection law. There is no patient portal; any access right in health regulations is not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Haiti?
Control and consent scores 22 of 100 in Haiti, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Without a data protection law, patients have no legal right to consent, refuse sharing or see who opened their record. The iSantePlus record is shared across connected sites by design, and its fingerprint register held more than 100,000 prints.
Eight rights, against Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 20 | 20 · 25 · 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 22 | 25 · 25 · 25 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 24 | 25 · 30 · 25 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 28 | 25 · 25 · 30 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 22 | 20 · 25 · 20 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 22 | 20 · 20 · 28 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 43 · 43 · 43 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 18 | 20 · 20 · 20 |
Black dot: Haiti. Hollow dots: Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Haiti 24, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Haiti need to change to score higher?
Haiti sits in Poor (0 to 24); Weak starts at 25. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are patient access to the full record (20, median 43) and privacy and security (24, median 45). The published rubric reads:
- Patient access to the full record: A national portal showing at least part of the record (summary, prescriptions, labs) to most residents puts access at 60 to 75; a near-full record with export, long history and majority use, 76 to 90.
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
Which laws give health record rights in Haiti?
- Code penal (1835, as amended), Article 323 (1835): Health professionals who reveal patient secrets face one month to one year in prison.
- Decret du 11 mars 2020 portant Code penal (not in force) (2020): Adds personal data offences, including storing health data without express consent; start postponed in December 2025.
- Decret du 29 janvier 2016 sur le droit de tout administre a s'adresser a l'administration par des moyens electroniques (2016): E-administration principles include private life and personal data protection; not a data protection law.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 2.9 2022
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 7.3 2022
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 59.1% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-07 · Le Nouvelliste Patient says a health worker who was her neighbour disclosed her diagnosis
- 2026-04-19 · AyiboPost Gangs burn decades of patient archives at a public hospital, forcing care to restart
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