Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-01
Who holds the health record in Antigua and Barbuda?
In 2026, Antigua and Barbuda scores 33 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 142= of 198 countries (likely range 106 to 166), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-01.
Providers and insurers decide. No right sits above the 198-country median; the closest is patient control and consent (30, against a median of 30 across 198 countries); its weakest is connected care journey (28, median 38).
Antigua and Barbuda is digitising its main hospital, but patients have no portal and the privacy regulator still has no office.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
33overall, of 100 · Weak
142=rank of 198
Institutionalwho holds the keys
lowconfidence
88 · Goldevidence grade (DTI)
Low confidence. Weak evidence in 5 of 8 categories: access, journey, clinical, research and AI. The evidence grade rates all our sources together; confidence looks at each category. Neither changes the score.
Can I get my health records in Antigua and Barbuda?
Access to the full record scores 35 of 100 in Antigua and Barbuda, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. The Data Protection Act 2013 gives a right to a copy within 30 days, for a prescribed fee, but defines personal data around commercial transactions. There is no patient portal, so access means a written request to each provider.
Can I control who sees my health record in Antigua and Barbuda?
Control and consent scores 30 of 100 in Antigua and Barbuda, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. The Act requires explicit consent for health data but exempts processing for medical purposes by health professionals. No opt-out from record sharing and no patient-visible access log were found as the clinics move to one shared system.
Eight rights, against Paraguay, Suriname, Belize and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
35
33 · 40 · 25
Patient control and consent20%
30
27 · 35 · 25
Privacy and security15%
42
35 · 30 · 30
Connected care journey15%
28
40 · 30 · 55
Protection from commercial use10%
42
30 · 30 · 25
Clinician access at the point of care10%
25
33 · 25 · 55
Research and trial consent5%
43
46 · 46 · 43
Clinical AI governance5%
20
30 · 20 · 20
Black dot: Antigua and Barbuda. Hollow dots: Paraguay, Suriname, Belize (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Antigua and Barbuda 33, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Antigua and Barbuda need to change to score higher?
Antigua and Barbuda sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are patient access to the full record (35, median 43) and connected care journey (28, median 38). 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.
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 Antigua and Barbuda?
Data Protection Act, 2013 (No. 10 of 2013) (2013): Access within 30 days for a fee; health is sensitive data; explicit consent or listed exceptions; no breach notice.
Freedom of Information Act, 2004 (No. 19 of 2004) (2004): Creates the independent Information Commissioner, who also enforces the Data Protection Act.
Antigua and Barbuda Medical Council Code of Ethics (undated): Doctors' confidentiality duty, patient right of access to records, and informed consent for research.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
43.2 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
50.8 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
41.0% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Published stories
2025-11-27 · Antigua.news Patient says private clinic never handed over her records despite repeated requests
2025-09-02 · Antigua.news Family alleges state hospital staff falsified records to extend a patient's stay
In 2026, Antigua and Barbuda scored 33 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 142= of 198 countries (likely range 106 to 166) (Weak; who holds the keys: Institutional). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-01, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/ATG/
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OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (38 mostly high-income countries). DTI: SuperTruth's Data Trust Index, grading the evidence behind each score. Everything here comes from public information: laws, government and regulator pages, court decisions, published news, WHO, OECD and World Bank data. Full sources: https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/ATG/#sources. SuperTruth built this index and sells health data verification products; no one paid to be included. Research tool, not legal advice. Text and scores CC BY 4.0.
