Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Armenia?
In 2026, Armenia scores 57 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 34th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 17th to 46th allowing for scoring error, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The person has real controls inside a government or provider system. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is control over who sees it (70 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is your say over research use (46 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
Armenia's single national e-health system lets patients approve, block and audit each doctor's access, but many state bodies can see records without consent.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
57/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 17th to 46th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 62 out of 100 in Armenia; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The law gives patients a right to see and copy their medical files, and the ArMed portal shows diagnoses, services and tests entered by clinics. How complete the portal is for privately paid care was not verified. Source: irtek.am, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Armenia?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Armenia. Control over who sees it scores 70 out of 100 in Armenia; the typical country scores 30. Since 31 December 2025 a doctor sees a patient's wider history only after the patient approves the request in the ArMed site or app, choosing full history, a summary or listed diagnoses. Consent can be revoked, and patients see every viewing. Source: arlis.am, December 30, 2025, and the other sources below.
How does Armenia compare?
In 2026, Armenia scores 57 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Andorra (57 out of 100), Czechia (57 out of 100) and Greece (57 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Andorra, Czechia, Greece, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
62
62 · 60 · 66
Control over who sees it20%
70
55 · 64 · 46
Privacy and security15%
50
54 · 56 · 56
One record across your care15%
62
66 · 55 · 62
Protection from sale and ads10%
50
56 · 60 · 62
Doctors see it when treating you10%
48
64 · 52 · 58
Your say over research use5%
46
50 · 45 · 44
Rules for AI in your care5%
40
30 · 50 · 54
Black dot: Armenia. Hollow dots: Andorra, Czechia, Greece (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Dashed teal line: the typical EU country. Overall: Armenia 57 out of 100, the typical EU country 61. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Armenia need to change to score higher?
Armenia sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. Every right is at or above the typical country. The two with the most room to grow, weighted by how much each counts, are getting your full record (62 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and privacy and security (50 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Getting your full record: A national portal that shows most people at least part of their record (a summary, prescriptions, lab results) puts this right at 60 to 75 out of 100. A near-full record that you can download, with a long history and used by most people, puts it at 76 to 90.
Privacy and security: A health data regulator that is independent and actually acts: it decides cases about health records, breaches must be reported, and fines are applied.
Which laws give health record rights in Armenia?
Law on Medical Assistance and Service of the Population (HO-42) (1996): Patient right to files and copies, medical secrecy, e-health system rules, research use of records.
Law on Protection of Personal Data (HO-49-N) (2015): Health is special category data needing consent; free access in five days; leak reporting.
Minister of Health Order N 40-N (2021): Doctors see wider history only with patient consent in the app; emergency shows summary only; access log.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
33.6 2022
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
47.5 2022
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
82.9% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
September 10, 2025 · Hetq · archived copy Former doctors allege a regional hospital recorded patients who were never treated
In 2026, Armenia scored 57 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 34th of 198 countries and territories (could be 17th to 46th), in the Mixed band. Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/armenia/
The 17 sources for Armenia
Each source appears once, under the first right it supports. Titles are shown as our research agents recorded them, usually in the page's own language; text in square brackets is our machine translation. Links were checked on the date shown.
Getting your full record (4 sources)
“Law on Medical Assistance and Service of the Population (HO-42, 1996), Arts. 8 and 14”
irtek.am (law or regulation) · Title in English
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; One record across your care; Protection from sale and ads; Your say over research use; Rules for AI in your care
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