Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Qatar?
In 2026, Qatar scores 50 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 51= of 196 countries (likely range 41 to 71), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Qatar's privacy law gives a right to a copy and the public portal shows key results, but patients get few sharing controls.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Qatar?
Access to the full record scores 60 of 100 in Qatar, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. The 2016 privacy law gives a right to a copy of personal data for a fee capped at service cost, and the free public MyHealth portal shows reports, labs, medicines and vaccines from HMC and PHCC. How many residents use it was not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Qatar?
Control and consent scores 30 of 100 in Qatar, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Decision 9 of 2022 bars anyone outside care from seeing the file without the patient's consent, except on a court or prosecution order. No sharing opt-out and no patient-visible access log were verified.
Eight rights, against Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 60 | 50 · 64 · 45 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 30 | 30 · 32 · 30 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 54 | 56 · 50 · 50 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 57 | 50 · 70 · 58 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 52 | 50 · 54 · 50 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 54 | 52 · 54 · 56 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 50 | 50 · 46 · 46 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 40 | 50 · 58 · 42 |
Black dot: Qatar. Hollow dots: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Qatar 50, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Qatar need to change to score higher?
Qatar sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are patient control and consent (30, median 30) and research and trial consent (50, median 46). The published rubric reads:
- Patient control and consent: An opt-out or opt-in, a patient-visible access log and granular choices together put control at 60 to 80.
- Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
Which laws give health record rights in Qatar?
- Law No. 13 of 2016 on Personal Data Privacy Protection (2016): Access and copy rights, health as special data needing a permit, breach notice, fines up to QAR 5 million.
- Minister of Public Health Decision No. 9 of 2022 on patients' rights (2022): Consent to view the medical file, choice of provider, right to a medical report on request.
- Law No. 6 of 2025 regulating health research (2025): Licensed research bodies, informed consent and withdrawal, data protection duties, ban on selling samples or genetic data.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 31.4 2024
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 86.1 2024
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 15.8% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-08-06 · Al-Sharq Patients in Qatar pay and wait again for the same medical report
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