Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Haiti?
In 2026, Haiti scores 24 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 187th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 167th to 196th allowing for scoring error, in the Poor band (0 to 24). 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. No right is above the typical country. The closest is your say over research use (46 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). The furthest behind is protection from sale and ads (22 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Haiti has no data protection law and no verified right to see your record; an HIV-born electronic record links some clinics, not the country.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Poor band, 0 to 24
24/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 167th to 196th, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 4 of the 8 rights: your copy, who sees it, joined-up record and doctors see it. 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 Haiti?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 20 out of 100 in Haiti; the typical country scores 40 to 45. No Haitian law found gives patients a right to see or copy their medical record, and a June 2026 legal analysis says a decade passed without a data protection law. There is no patient portal; any access right in health regulations is not verified. Source: Organization of American States, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Haiti?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Haiti. Control over who sees it scores 22 out of 100 in Haiti; the typical country scores 30. Without a data protection law, patients have no legal right to consent, refuse sharing or see who opened their record. The iSantePlus record is shared across connected sites by design, and its fingerprint register held more than 100,000 prints. Source: FAOLEX (Food and Agriculture Organization), June 24, 2020, and the other sources below.
How does Haiti compare?
In 2026, Haiti scores 24 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Dominica (24 out of 100), Grenada (26 out of 100) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (26 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
20
20 · 25 · 25
Control over who sees it20%
22
25 · 25 · 25
Privacy and security15%
24
25 · 30 · 25
One record across your care15%
28
25 · 25 · 30
Protection from sale and ads10%
22
20 · 25 · 20
Doctors see it when treating you10%
22
20 · 20 · 28
Your say over research use5%
46
43 · 43 · 43
Rules for AI in your care5%
18
20 · 20 · 20
Black dot: Haiti. Hollow dots: Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Haiti 24 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Haiti need to change to score higher?
Haiti sits in Poor (0 to 24); Weak starts at 25. Its two weakest rights, compared with the typical country and weighted by how much each counts, are getting your full record (20 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and privacy and security (24 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 Haiti?
Code penal (1835, as amended), Article 323: Health professionals who reveal patient secrets face one month to one year in prison.
Decret du 11 mars 2020 portant Code penal (not in force): Adds personal data offences, including storing health data without express consent; start postponed in December 2025.
Decret du 29 janvier 2016 sur le droit de tout administre a s'adresser a l'administration par des moyens electroniques: E-administration principles include private life and personal data protection; not a data protection law.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
2.9 2022
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
7.3 2022
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
59.1% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
July 2026 · Le Nouvelliste · archived copy Patient says a health worker who was her neighbour disclosed her diagnosis
April 19, 2026 · AyiboPost · archived copy Gangs burn decades of patient archives at a public hospital, forcing care to restart
In 2026, Haiti scored 24 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 187th of 198 countries and territories (could be 167th to 196th), in the Poor 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/haiti/
The 12 sources for Haiti
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)
“Code penal d'Haiti (1835, as amended), compiled text, Art. 323” [Penal Code of Haiti (1835, as amended), compiled text, Art. 323] our machine translation
Organization of American States (law or regulation) · Title in French
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads
“Decret portant sur le droit de tout administre a s'adresser a l'administration publique par des moyens electroniques, Le Moniteur No. 20” [Decree on the right of every member of the public to address the public administration by electronic means, Le Moniteur No. 20] our machine translation
omrh.gouv.ht (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated January 29, 2016 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“La reglementation du numerique en Haiti : faut-il adopter de nouvelles normes ou mettre en oeuvre celles existantes ?” [Digital regulation in Haiti: should new standards be adopted or existing ones implemented?] our machine translation
Village de la Justice (news) · Title in French
Dated June 10, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security; Rules for AI in your care
“De la responsabilite hospitaliere en droit haitien : essai de droit prospectif” [On hospital liability in Haitian law: an essay in prospective law] our machine translation
Le Nouvelliste, opinion (news) · Title in French
Dated July 24, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Decret du 11 mars 2020 portant Code penal, Le Moniteur Special No. 10 (24 June 2020), Arts. 434 and 437 to 439” [Decree of 11 March 2020 establishing the Penal Code, Le Moniteur Special No. 10 (24 June 2020), Arts. 434 and 437 to 439] our machine translation
FAOLEX (Food and Agriculture Organization) (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated June 24, 2020 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads
“Projet de loi instituant la carte d'identification nationale unique et portant sur la protection des donnees personnelles” [Bill establishing the single national identification card and on the protection of personal data] our machine translation
HaitiDocs (other) · Title in French
Dated 2018 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Le CPT et le gouvernement reportent l'entree en vigueur du nouveau code penal et procedure penale revises” [The CPT and the government postpone the entry into force of the new criminal code and revised criminal procedure] our machine translation
Gazette Haiti (news) · Title in French
Dated December 27, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads
“Haiti presente le rapport statistique 2025 du secteur sante” [Haiti presents the 2025 statistical report of the health sector] our machine translation
OPS/OMS [PAHO/WHO] (international body) · Title in French
Dated September 24, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Procedures du Comite National de Bioethique pour approbation de protocole de recherche (MSPP, version du 14 janvier 2019)” [Procedures of the National Bioethics Committee for approval of research protocols (MSPP, version of 14 January 2019)] our machine translation
mspp.gouv.ht (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated January 14, 2019 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Normes et Procedures de la Direction de la Pharmacie, du Medicament et de la Medecine Traditionnelle” [Standards and Procedures of the Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicines and Traditional Medicine] our machine translation
DPM/MT, MSPP (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated July 2008 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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