Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-01
Who holds the health record in Cyprus?
In 2026, Cyprus scores 55 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 40= of 198 countries (likely range 24 to 51), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-01.
The government decides, with limited individual say. Its strongest right against the other countries is patient access to the full record (64, against a median of 43 across 198 countries); its weakest is research and trial consent (45, median 46).
Cyprus wrote strong patient controls into its 2019 eHealth law, but the national record those controls govern is not due until 2029.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
55overall, of 100 · Mixed
40=rank of 198
Statewho holds the keys
mediumconfidence
90 · Platinumevidence grade (DTI)
Can I get my health records in Cyprus?
Access to the full record scores 64 of 100 in Cyprus, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. The eHealth law and GDPR give a right to see and copy the record, and the GeSY portal shows prescriptions, referrals, diagnoses and visits. The Commission's 2025 eHealth indicator study scored Cyprus 75% for 2024, against an EU average of 83%.
Can I control who sees my health record in Cyprus?
Control and consent scores 46 of 100 in Cyprus, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. The GeSY portal shows patients which health professionals viewed their history. Opt-out, data locking and per-provider permissions are in the 2019 law, but they belong to a national record bank that is not yet built.
Eight rights, against San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
64
70 · 62 · 55
Patient control and consent20%
46
55 · 60 · 60
Privacy and security15%
58
52 · 46 · 60
Connected care journey15%
58
56 · 64 · 40
Protection from commercial use10%
54
50 · 46 · 58
Clinician access at the point of care10%
55
48 · 55 · 38
Research and trial consent5%
45
46 · 46 · 66
Clinical AI governance5%
50
40 · 40 · 56
Black dot: Cyprus. Hollow dots: San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Cyprus 55, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Cyprus need to change to score higher?
Cyprus sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are research and trial consent (45, median 46) and protection from commercial use (54, median 45). The published rubric reads:
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.
Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
Which laws give health record rights in Cyprus?
Electronic Health Law of 2019, 59(I)/2019 (amended 176(I)/2025) (2019): National eHealth Authority, single record bank, opt-out, per-provider permissions, data locking and access logging.
Law 125(I)/2018 on processing of personal data (2018): Implements GDPR; bans genetic and biometric data use for insurance; caps public body fines at 200,000 euros.
Bioethics (Establishment and Operation of National Committee) Law 150(I)/2001 (2001): Creates the National Bioethics Committee that reviews biomedical research ethics.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
38.1 2023
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
39.8 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
21.5% 2023
Record reaches private care?
partial
"The Commission found public and private hospitals supplying data to the national access service, but a full national record is not yet built."
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In 2026, Cyprus scored 55 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 40= of 198 countries (likely range 24 to 51) (Mixed; who holds the keys: State). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-01, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/CYP/
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