Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Bahrain?
In 2026, Bahrain scores 47 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 60th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 47th to 85th allowing for scoring error, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
Doctors, hospitals and insurers decide. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is rules for AI in your care (50 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is control over who sees it (30 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country).
Bahrain's privacy regulator now fines clinics for leaking health data, but patients get reports, not their chart, and have no say in record sharing.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
47/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 47th to 85th, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 6 of the 8 rights: your copy, who sees it, privacy, joined-up record, 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 Bahrain?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 50 out of 100 in Bahrain; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The data protection law gives a free right to be told, within 15 working days, all personal data a controller holds. In practice the Sehati app offers medical reports, certificates and vaccination records, not the full chart. Source: Personal Data Protection Authority, July 12, 2018, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Bahrain?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Bahrain. Control over who sees it scores 30 out of 100 in Bahrain; the typical country scores 30. Health ministry rules limit reading a record to staff directly involved in care or quality checks, and others need written authorization. No opt-out from record sharing and no patient-visible access log were found. Source: Ministry of Health, and the other sources below.
How does Bahrain compare?
In 2026, Bahrain scores 47 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Oman (46 out of 100), Kuwait (45 out of 100) and Qatar (50 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
50
45 · 60 · 60
Control over who sees it20%
30
30 · 30 · 30
Privacy and security15%
56
50 · 42 · 54
One record across your care15%
50
58 · 50 · 57
Protection from sale and ads10%
50
50 · 42 · 52
Doctors see it when treating you10%
52
56 · 45 · 54
Your say over research use5%
50
46 · 50 · 50
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
42 · 42 · 40
Black dot: Bahrain. Hollow dots: Oman, Kuwait, Qatar (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Bahrain 47 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Bahrain need to change to score higher?
Bahrain 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 control over who sees it (30 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country) and getting your full record (50 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Control over who sees it: A way to say no to sharing (or to be asked first), a log you can read of who opened your record, and finer choices about who sees what. Together these put this right at 60 to 80 out of 100.
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.
Which laws give health record rights in Bahrain?
Law No. (30) of 2018 with Respect to Personal Data Protection: Health data is sensitive; consent rules, access and objection rights, criminal penalties.
Decree No. (78) of 2019: Gives the data protection Authority's powers to the Ministry of Justice on a temporary basis.
Law No. (23) of 2018 Promulgating the Health Insurance Law: National health insurance, health database, and a unified electronic medical record for every beneficiary.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
7.4 2020
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
26.5 2020
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
40.8% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
September 21, 2026 · Akhbar Al Khaleej · archived copy Data protection authority fines medical centre for emailing patient test results to employer
March 15, 2026 · Security Affairs · archived copy Ransomware group claims it stole 110 GB of data from a private hospital
In 2026, Bahrain scored 47 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 60th of 198 countries and territories (could be 47th to 85th), in the Mixed band. Who holds the keys: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/bahrain/
The 17 sources for Bahrain
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. (30) of 2018 with Respect to Personal Data Protection”
Personal Data Protection Authority (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated July 12, 2018 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads; Your say over research use
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