Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Libya?
In 2026, Libya scores 23 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 187= of 196 countries (likely range 170 to 195), in the Poor band (0 to 24). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Libya has no data protection law and mostly paper records; a 1986 law protects medical secrets, but patients have no verified right to their file.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Libya?
Access to the full record scores 20 of 100 in Libya, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. No Libyan law we opened gives patients a right to see or copy their medical record, and Libya has no data protection law. Records are still mostly on paper, and no patient portal was found.
Can I control who sees my health record in Libya?
Control and consent scores 22 of 100 in Libya, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Patients have no legal tools to decide who sees their health record: no opt-out, no granular consent and no access log. The main protection is a 1986 duty on medical staff to keep patient secrets.
Eight rights, against Eritrea, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 20 | 18 · 22 · 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 22 | 22 · 22 · 20 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 25 | 25 · 20 · 22 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 18 | 20 · 18 · 20 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 25 | 25 · 20 · 20 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 17 | 15 · 15 · 15 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 43 · 46 · 43 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 25 | 18 · 25 · 15 |
Black dot: Libya. Hollow dots: Eritrea, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Libya 23, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Libya need to change to score higher?
Libya 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 (25, 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 Libya?
- Constitutional Declaration of 2011, Articles 12 and 13 (2011): Protects private life and the confidentiality of correspondence and communications.
- Health Law No. 106 of 1973 (1973): Licenses health facilities, pharmacies and medical professions; we found no patient record access clause.
- Medical Responsibility Law No. 17 of 1986 (1986): Medical secrecy, treatment consent, record-keeping duty, consent for experiments on people.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 20.4 2017
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 63.8 2017
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- unknown
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- none published in the last two years
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