Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-02
Who holds the health record in Greenland?
In 2026, Greenland scores 47 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 60= of 198 countries (likely range 46 to 85), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02.
The government decides, with limited individual say. Its strongest right against the other countries is clinician access at the point of care (66, against a median of 34 across 198 countries); its weakest is patient access to the full record (30, median 43).
Greenlanders have a legal right to their record in one national system, but copies cost a fee, and no online record view was found.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
47overall, of 100 · Mixed
60=rank of 198
Statewho holds the keys
mediumconfidence
82 · Goldevidence grade (DTI)
Can I get my health records in Greenland?
Access to the full record scores 30 of 100 in Greenland, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. A 2001 ordinance gives patients a right to see and copy their records, but a 2006 order makes them pay a fee for copies and the right covers only records from 1995 on. No national portal showing the record was found.
Can I control who sees my health record in Greenland?
Control and consent scores 44 of 100 in Greenland, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. The 2001 ordinance lets a patient refuse at any time that their data be passed to other health staff during a treatment course. How to use that right in the national record, and any patient-visible access log, were not verified.
Eight rights, against Ireland, Belarus, North Macedonia and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
30
55 · 50 · 60
Patient control and consent20%
44
30 · 45 · 28
Privacy and security15%
50
56 · 35 · 42
Connected care journey15%
64
38 · 55 · 52
Protection from commercial use10%
55
58 · 45 · 48
Clinician access at the point of care10%
66
36 · 50 · 50
Research and trial consent5%
49
70 · 49 · 46
Clinical AI governance5%
20
50 · 40 · 30
Black dot: Greenland. Hollow dots: Ireland, Belarus, North Macedonia (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Greenland 47, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Greenland need to change to score higher?
Greenland sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are patient access to the full record (30, median 43) and clinical AI governance (20, median 30). 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.
Clinical AI governance: Device regulation of clinical AI with change control and human oversight in force, plus national rules where EU law leaves gaps.
Which laws give health record rights in Greenland?
Landstingsforordning nr. 6 af 31. maj 2001 om patienters retsstilling (2001): Patient consent, right of access to records, confidentiality, disclosure rules, research release with approval, fines.
Anordning nr. 1238 af 14. oktober 2016 (Personal Data Act for Greenland) (2016): Puts the Danish Personal Data Act of 2000 in force for Greenland; health data sensitive.
Hjemmestyrets bekendtgørelse nr. 5 af 15. februar 2006 om ydelser og brugerbetaling (2006): Sets user payments in health care, including a fee for copies of patient records.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
unknown
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
unknown
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
unknown
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Published stories
2026-07-29 · Sermitsiaq National patient record outage stops bookings and prescription renewals across Greenland
2026-02-03 · KNR Compensation decisions delayed while officials travel the country searching for old patient records
In 2026, Greenland scored 47 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 60= of 198 countries (likely range 46 to 85) (Mixed; who holds the keys: State). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/GRL/
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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/GRL/#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.
