Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Lebanon?
In 2026, Lebanon scores 34 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 130= of 196 countries (likely range 101 to 160), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Lebanese patients have a legal right to their paper file, but records stay inside each hospital, with no national record or data regulator.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Lebanon?
Access to the full record scores 40 of 100 in Lebanon, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Law 574 of 2004 gives patients the right to see their medical file and get copies, but at their own cost and with no deadline. There is no national portal; the health ministry app shows only a medication history.
Can I control who sees my health record in Lebanon?
Control and consent scores 40 of 100 in Lebanon, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The ethics law bars any doctor from viewing a patient's file except at the patient's request, outside emergencies. Patients have no access log or sharing settings, and insurers' doctors, health authorities and courts have carve-outs.
Eight rights, against Egypt, Syria, Iran and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 40 | 30 · 35 · 40 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 40 | 25 · 25 · 22 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 32 | 36 · 36 · 15 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 25 | 35 · 20 · 40 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 35 | 40 · 42 · 30 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 25 | 30 · 18 · 30 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 50 · 45 · 45 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 20 | 40 · 42 · 30 |
Black dot: Lebanon. Hollow dots: Egypt, Syria, Iran (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Lebanon 34, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Lebanon need to change to score higher?
Lebanon sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (32, median 45) and connected care journey (25, median 38). 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.
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
Which laws give health record rights in Lebanon?
- Law No. 574 on Patients' Rights and Informed Consent (2004): Right to information, consent, confidentiality and to read and copy the medical file at own cost.
- Medical Ethics Law No. 288, amended by Law No. 240 (1994/2012): Professional secrecy as public order; file copies on request; ten-year retention; research use without names.
- Law No. 81 on Electronic Transactions and Personal Data (2018): Health data banned without consent, care need or health minister licence; access and correction rights; criminal fines.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 26.8 2020
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 19.2 2018
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 51.9% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2025-01-13 · Cyber Press Patient records from four Lebanese hospitals reportedly leaked on a dark web forum
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