Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Azerbaijan?
In 2026, Azerbaijan scores 48 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 55th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 46th to 82nd allowing for scoring error, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: the government. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The government decides, with limited say for the person. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is one record across your care (60 out of 100, against 38 for the typical country). The furthest behind is privacy and security (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Azerbaijanis can download labs, scans and discharge summaries on the state mygov portal, but no patient control over who sees the health record was verified.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
48/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 46th to 82nd, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 7 of the 8 rights: your copy, who sees it, privacy, joined-up record, sale and ads, doctors see it and AI rules. The evidence grade rates all our sources together; confidence looks at each right. Neither changes the score.
Questions people ask
Can I see my health record in Azerbaijan?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 60 out of 100 in Azerbaijan; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The 1997 public health law gives a right to see medical documents and get copies on request, and the mygov portal shows lab results, scan reports, prescriptions and discharge summaries as PDFs. How many people use its health section was not verified. Source: e-qanun.az, June 26, 1997, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Azerbaijan?
In 2026, the government holds the keys to your health record in Azerbaijan. Control over who sees it scores 40 out of 100 in Azerbaijan; the typical country scores 30. mygov lets people grant and revoke consent for companies to pull their data and shows every request. Source: IDDA, December 27, 2025, and the other sources below.
How does Azerbaijan compare?
In 2026, Azerbaijan scores 48 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Kazakhstan (48 out of 100), Indonesia (47 out of 100) and Kyrgyzstan (47 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
60
60 · 55 · 60
Control over who sees it20%
40
46 · 42 · 35
Privacy and security15%
40
38 · 38 · 42
One record across your care15%
60
50 · 57 · 55
Protection from sale and ads10%
40
40 · 42 · 45
Doctors see it when treating you10%
50
48 · 40 · 40
Your say over research use5%
46
49 · 49 · 49
Rules for AI in your care5%
30
48 · 56 · 55
Black dot: Azerbaijan. Hollow dots: Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Azerbaijan 48 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Azerbaijan need to change to score higher?
Azerbaijan sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. Its two weakest rights, compared with the typical country and weighted by how much each counts, are privacy and security (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and protection from sale and ads (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
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.
Protection from sale and ads: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for ads, covering apps and data brokers as well as doctors and hospitals.
Which laws give health record rights in Azerbaijan?
Law No. 360-IQ on Protection of Public Health (1997): Right to see and copy medical documents; medical secrecy and its exceptions; consent for biomedical research.
Law No. 998-IIIQ on Personal Data (2010): Health is special-category data; free access within 7 working days; written consent for transfers.
Cabinet Decision No. 143 on the Electronic Health Card system (2006): Central health-card registry at the ministry; access only by staff a facility head authorises.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
31.9 2022
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
55.8 2022
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
66.9% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
August 1, 2026 · Baku.ws · archived copy Surgery footage of a patient posted online for advertising, report says
June 4, 2025 · Bizim.Media · archived copy Doctor shared revealing images of a patient from an examination, outlet reports
In 2026, Azerbaijan scored 48 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 55th of 198 countries and territories (could be 46th to 82nd), in the Mixed band. Who holds the keys: the government. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/azerbaijan/
The 14 sources for Azerbaijan
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 No. 360-IQ on Protection of Public Health”
e-qanun.az (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated June 26, 1997 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
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