Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Kuwait?
In 2026, Kuwait scores 45 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 70= of 196 countries (likely range 52 to 92), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Kuwait's Salem app shows public-hospital results and prescriptions, but there is no general privacy law, no data regulator and no patient control over sharing.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Kuwait?
Access to the full record scores 60 of 100 in Kuwait, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Law 70 of 2020 gives patients a right to a medical report and copies of results, and the ministry's Salem app shows records, prescriptions, lab and radiology results from public hospitals. How many people use Salem was not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Kuwait?
Control and consent scores 30 of 100 in Kuwait, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Law 70 lets the care team, facility administration and family share patient information as needed without asking, and no opt-out or patient-visible access log was found. The 2014 e-transactions law requires consent for disclosure, with many exceptions.
Eight rights, against Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 60 | 45 · 50 · 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 30 | 30 · 30 · 28 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 42 | 50 · 56 · 45 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 50 | 58 · 50 · 45 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 42 | 50 · 50 · 40 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 45 | 56 · 52 · 45 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 50 | 46 · 50 · 43 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 42 | 42 · 50 · 30 |
Black dot: Kuwait. Hollow dots: Oman, Bahrain, Jordan (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Kuwait 45, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Kuwait need to change to score higher?
Kuwait sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (42, median 45) and protection from commercial use (42, median 45). The published rubric reads:
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
- 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 Kuwait?
- Law No. 70 of 2020 on the Practice of Medicine and Patient Rights (2020): Patient file, right to reports and result copies, secrecy, research consent, AI use under ministry rules.
- Law No. 20 of 2014 on Electronic Transactions (2014): Consent, purpose limits, access and correction for electronic personal data, including health status.
- CITRA Decision No. 26 of 2024 (Data Privacy Protection Regulation) (2024): Consent, breach notice and transfer disclosure duties for CITRA-licensed service providers only.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 29.7 2022
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 67.1 2022
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 11.4% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-06-10 · Arab Times (Kuwait), citing Al-Seyassah Appeals court fines a doctor for posting a patient's photo without consent
- 2025-02-13 · Al-Jarida Top court rules on a doctor publishing a patient's photos in a hospital magazine
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