Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Cyprus?
In 2026, Cyprus scores 55 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 40th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 24th to 51st 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 doctors see it when treating you (55 out of 100, against 33 to 34 for the typical country). The furthest behind is your say over research use (45 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
Cyprus wrote strong patient controls into its 2019 eHealth law, but the national record those controls govern is not due until 2029.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
55/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 24th to 51st, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 64 out of 100 in Cyprus; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The eHealth law and GDPR give a right to see and copy the record, and the GeSY portal shows prescriptions, referrals, diagnoses and visits. The Commission's 2025 eHealth indicator study scored Cyprus 75% for 2024, against an EU average of 83%. Source: CyLaw, April 19, 2019, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Cyprus?
In 2026, the government holds the keys to your health record in Cyprus. Control over who sees it scores 46 out of 100 in Cyprus; the typical country scores 30. The GeSY portal shows patients which health professionals viewed their history. Opt-out, data locking and per-provider permissions are in the 2019 law, but they belong to a national record bank that is not yet built. Source: CyLaw, April 19, 2019, and the other sources below.
How does Cyprus compare?
In 2026, Cyprus scores 55 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with San Marino (55 out of 100), Serbia (55 out of 100) and Switzerland (54 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
64
70 · 62 · 55
Control over who sees it20%
46
55 · 60 · 60
Privacy and security15%
58
52 · 46 · 60
One record across your care15%
58
56 · 64 · 40
Protection from sale and ads10%
54
50 · 46 · 58
Doctors see it when treating you10%
55
48 · 55 · 38
Your say over research use5%
45
46 · 46 · 66
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
40 · 40 · 56
Black dot: Cyprus. Hollow dots: San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland (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: Cyprus 55 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 Cyprus need to change to score higher?
Cyprus sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. Its weakest right, compared with the typical country, is your say over research use (45 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). Every other right is at or above the typical country; the one with the most room to grow, weighted, is control over who sees it (46 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Your say over research use: A way to say no to research use that is actually honored, or being asked first, plus a public list of what research used the data. That puts this right at 55 to 85 out of 100.
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.
Which laws give health record rights in Cyprus?
Electronic Health Law of 2019, 59(I)/2019 (amended 176(I)/2025): National eHealth Authority, single record bank, opt-out, per-provider permissions, data locking and access logging.
Law 125(I)/2018 on processing of personal data: Implements GDPR; bans genetic and biometric data use for insurance; caps public body fines at 200,000 euros.
Bioethics (Establishment and Operation of National Committee) Law 150(I)/2001: Creates the National Bioethics Committee that reviews biomedical research ethics.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
38.1 2023
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
39.8 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
21.5% 2023
Record reaches private care?
partly
"The Commission found public and private hospitals supplying data to the national access service, but a full national record is not yet built."
Real cases
June 29, 2026 · Επίτροπος Διοικήσεως και Προστασίας Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων (Ετήσια Έκθεση 2024) Ombudsman's intervention recovers a patient's missing hospital file
September 2025 · Επίτροπος Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα (Ετήσια Έκθεση 2024) State hospitals fined after ten patients' medical files went missing
In 2026, Cyprus scored 55 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 40th of 198 countries and territories (could be 24th to 51st), 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/cyprus/
The 15 sources for Cyprus
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)
“Electronic Health Law of 2019, 59(I)/2019, consolidated with 176(I)/2025”
CyLaw (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated April 19, 2019 · 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; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
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