Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-02
Who holds the health record in Egypt?
In 2026, Egypt 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 107 to 167), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02.
The government decides, with limited individual say. Its strongest right against the other countries is clinical AI governance (40, against a median of 30 across 198 countries); its weakest is patient access to the full record (30, median 43).
Egypt links records for about 6.8 million people in seven governorates, but patients get no say over sharing, and data protection enforcement starts November 2026.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
33overall, of 100 · Weak
142=rank of 198
Statewho holds the keys
highconfidence
83 · Goldevidence grade (DTI)
Can I get my health records in Egypt?
Access to the full record scores 30 of 100 in Egypt, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. Law 151 of 2020 gives a right to access only electronically processed data, with fees up to EGP 20,000, no response deadline, and enforcement from November 2026. Each gap costs 5 points from the base of 45, clamped at 30; what the patient e-portal shows is not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Egypt?
Control and consent scores 25 of 100 in Egypt, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. Records are created and shared by default inside the universal insurance system, which is compulsory for citizens living in Egypt, with no opt-out and no patient-visible access log found. Written consent for health data applies only where no law authorises the processing.
Eight rights, against Lebanon, Syria, Iran and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
30
40 · 35 · 40
Patient control and consent20%
25
40 · 25 · 22
Privacy and security15%
36
32 · 36 · 15
Connected care journey15%
35
25 · 20 · 40
Protection from commercial use10%
40
35 · 42 · 30
Clinician access at the point of care10%
30
25 · 18 · 30
Research and trial consent5%
50
49 · 45 · 45
Clinical AI governance5%
40
20 · 42 · 30
Black dot: Egypt. Hollow dots: Lebanon, Syria, Iran (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Egypt 33, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Egypt need to change to score higher?
Egypt 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 (30, median 43) and privacy and security (36, median 45). 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.
Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
Which laws give health record rights in Egypt?
Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 (2020): Health data is sensitive; licence and written consent required; fines up to EGP 5 million.
PDPL Executive Regulations, Ministerial Decree 816 of 2025 (2025): Licensing, DPOs, breach steps; one-year compliance period ending 1 November 2026.
Medical Liability and Patient Safety Law No. 13 of 2025 (2025): Duty to record procedures, obtain consent and keep patient secrets; effective late October 2025.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
11.8 2021
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
19.5 2021
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
60.9% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Published stories
2026-08-27 · Cairo 24 Lawmaker asks why some hospital patients cannot get their full medical files
2025-01-19 · Darb Lawmaker raises claims that some medical labs misused patients' data
In 2026, Egypt 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 107 to 167) (Weak; who holds the keys: State). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/EGY/
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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/EGY/#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.
