Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Venezuela?
In 2026, Venezuela scores 28 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 170= of 196 countries (likely range 139 to 184), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Venezuela tied a national digital health record to the Sistema Patria in 2025, with no data protection law and patients entitled only to a summary.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Venezuela?
Access to the full record scores 35 of 100 in Venezuela, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. The 1998 Ley Organica de Salud gives patients a written, certified summary of their record on demand, not a full copy. The doctors' ethics code bars patients from examining the record directly, and patient access to the new national platform is not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Venezuela?
Control and consent scores 22 of 100 in Venezuela, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The national digital clinical record launched in November 2025 is centralised and tied to the Sistema Patria, and no opt-out, consent switch or access log for patients was found. With no data protection law, the state decides who sees the data.
Eight rights, against Bolivia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 35 | 40 · 30 · 35 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 22 | 28 · 25 · 25 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 25 | 25 · 30 · 28 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 25 | 25 · 35 · 30 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 30 | 25 · 25 · 28 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 22 | 22 · 30 · 25 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 43 · 43 · 43 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 35 | 20 · 20 · 22 |
Black dot: Venezuela. Hollow dots: Bolivia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Venezuela 28, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Venezuela need to change to score higher?
Venezuela sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (25, 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 Venezuela?
- Constitucion de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela (1999): Article 28 habeas data right to see and correct own data; Article 60 privacy and limits on computing.
- Ley Organica de Salud (1998): Patient rights: certified record summary on demand, confidentiality, consent to experimental research.
- Ley Especial contra los Delitos Informaticos (2001): Two to six years in prison for using or disclosing personal data without consent.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 16.6 2017
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 20.0 2018
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 67.7% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-07-21 · El País After the earthquakes, families found hospital patient lists with blank or partial names
- 2026-07-12 · El Pitazo Earthquake survivors taken to hospitals never appeared in admission records, families say
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