Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Tunisia?
In 2026, Tunisia scores 37 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 108= of 196 countries (likely range 85 to 141), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Patients won a legal right to a full record copy in 2024, but records stay mostly on paper and the national portal is not live.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Tunisia?
Access to the full record scores 40 of 100 in Tunisia, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Law 2024-32 gives patients the right to a complete copy of their medical record, but sets no deadline or fee rule. The 2004 data law's free copy within one month does not apply to public health establishments, and no national portal is live.
Can I control who sees my health record in Tunisia?
Control and consent scores 35 of 100 in Tunisia, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Health data needs consent under the 2004 law, but the law also allows processing without consent for legal duties, public health, care and research. No opt-out, granular choice or patient-visible access log exists for the new national identifier.
Eight rights, against Benin, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 40 | 45 · 40 · 35 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 35 | 30 · 28 · 30 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 45 | 52 · 44 · 48 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 30 | 22 · 30 · 38 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 44 | 45 · 50 · 45 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 28 | 20 · 24 · 36 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 50 · 49 · 49 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 27 | 30 · 56 · 25 |
Black dot: Tunisia. Hollow dots: Benin, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Tunisia 37, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Tunisia need to change to score higher?
Tunisia sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (30, median 38) and patient access to the full record (40, median 43). The published rubric reads:
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
- 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.
Which laws give health record rights in Tunisia?
- Loi organique n° 2004-63 sur la protection des données à caractère personnel (2004): Health is sensitive; processing by secrecy-bound staff; access and objection rights; INPDP regulator; criminal penalties.
- Loi n° 2024-32 relative aux droits des bénéficiaires des services de santé et à la responsabilité médicale (2024): Informed written consent for treatment; privacy of record data; right to a complete copy of the record.
- Loi organique n° 2017-42 and Décret présidentiel n° 2017-75 (Convention 108 and Protocol 181) (2017): Tunisia joins the Council of Europe data protection convention and its supervisory authority protocol.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 12.4 2023
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 19.2 2023
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 42.3% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
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