Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 2, 2026
Who holds the health record in France?
In 2026, France scores 66 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 6th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 2nd to 20th allowing for scoring error, in the Strong band (65 to 84). Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 2, 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 (68 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is privacy and security (58 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Nearly everyone has an opt-out Mon espace santé with blocking and an access history, but only a third use it and vendors leak.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 2, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Strong band, 65 to 84
66/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 2nd to 20th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 70 out of 100 in France; the typical country scores 40 to 45. French law gives a free right to the whole record within 8 days, and Mon espace santé exists for about 97% of people by default. It holds documents providers deposit, not the full chart, and only 33.6% of accounts are activated. Source: Service-Public.fr, February 28, 2025, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in France?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in France. Control over who sees it scores 68 out of 100 in France; the typical country scores 30. Mon espace santé is opt-out, but inside it patients can block named professionals, hide documents, get a notification when a professional connects and read an activity history. Emergency staff can open the record unless the patient objected. Source: Service-Public.fr, December 31, 2025, and the other sources below.
How does France compare?
In 2026, France scores 66 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Norway (66 out of 100), Austria (65 out of 100) and Sweden (67 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Norway, Austria, Sweden, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
70
68 · 63 · 77
Control over who sees it20%
68
74 · 72 · 72
Privacy and security15%
58
62 · 63 · 64
One record across your care15%
72
66 · 68 · 66
Protection from sale and ads10%
66
64 · 66 · 60
Doctors see it when treating you10%
62
68 · 66 · 64
Your say over research use5%
60
50 · 49 · 49
Rules for AI in your care5%
54
50 · 50 · 50
Black dot: France. Hollow dots: Norway, Austria, Sweden (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: France 66 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 France need to change to score higher?
France sits in Strong (65 to 84); Leading starts at 85. 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 (68 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country) and privacy and security (58 out of 100, against 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.
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 France?
Code de la santé publique, L1110-4 and R1111-1 to R1111-7 (2004): Medical secrecy and free patient access to health information within 8 days, 2 months if older.
Code de la santé publique, article L1111-8 (health data hosting) (2017): Certified hosting of health data; bans paid transfer of identifying health data, even with consent.
Loi de modernisation de notre système de santé (SNDS) (2016): Created the SNDS; bans product promotion and insurance pricing uses; research opt-out.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
40.1 2023 · 15th highest of 38 OECD countries
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
94.2 2021 · 22nd highest of 38 OECD countries
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
15.1% 2023 · 29th highest of 35 OECD countries
Record reaches private care?
partly
Compulsory private insurance, counted separately: 6.4% of health spending (2023).
"In Nouvelle-Aquitaine 90% of health establishments and 68.5% of private professionals feed it"
Real cases
February 13, 2026 · Conseil d'État · archived copy Top court upholds fine over patient data passed on without true anonymisation
February 20, 2025 · Conseil d'État · archived copy Court backs family's right to see hospital's adverse-event report on a relative
Who to contact in France
Not legal advice. Laws, offices and websites can change, so check with the office itself before you rely on anything here.
For France, we list one official office to contact about your health record, as of :
See your record:Mon espace santé (My health space)
Privacy regulator:Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL))
In 2026, France scored 66 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 6th of 198 countries and territories (could be 2nd to 20th), in the Strong band. Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 2, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/france/
The 17 sources for France
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 (3 sources)
“Accès au dossier médical” [Access to the medical record] our machine translation
Service-Public.fr (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated February 28, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Violation de données en matière de santé : sanction de 500 000 euros à l'encontre de l'Hôpital privé de la Loire” [Health data breach: 500,000 euro penalty against the Hôpital privé de la Loire] our machine translation
CNIL (regulator) · Title in French
Dated September 3, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Données de santé : sanction de 5 millions d'euros à l'encontre de la société IQVIA” [Health data: 5 million euro penalty against the company IQVIA] our machine translation
CNIL (regulator) · Title in French
Dated May 28, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Publication de la stratégie nationale sur l'intelligence artificielle et les données de santé” [Publication of the national strategy on artificial intelligence and health data] our machine translation
Health Data Hub (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated November 27, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Certification des établissements de santé : lancement officiel du 6e cycle” [Certification of health facilities: official launch of the 6th cycle] our machine translation
HAS (regulator) · Title in French
Dated September 4, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Guide HAS/CNIL, bon usage des systèmes d'IA en contexte de soins” [HAS/CNIL guide, proper use of AI systems in a care context] our machine translation
AP-HP, Direction des affaires juridiques [AP-HP, Legal Affairs Department] (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated February 18, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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