Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Honduras?
In 2026, Honduras scores 30 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 162nd of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 127th to 180th allowing for scoring error, in the Weak band (25 to 44). 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 control over who sees it (30 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). The furthest behind is protection from sale and ads (25 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Honduras has no data protection law and, per its health minister, the law still requires paper records, so each hospital keeps its own file.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
30/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 127th to 180th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 40 out of 100 in Honduras; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The Constitution gives a free, fast right to see your own data, and public bodies must answer in 10 days, but there is no national patient portal. A right to a copy of the clinical record was not verified, so the score sits low. Source: OAS copy, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Honduras?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Honduras. Control over who sees it scores 30 out of 100 in Honduras; the typical country scores 30. Patients have no tools to choose who sees their record or to view an access log. Protection rests on medical secrecy in the doctors' ethics code and a Transparency Law rule that personal data goes only to the person or a court. Source: BVS Honduras, and the other sources below.
How does Honduras compare?
In 2026, Honduras scores 30 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Saint Kitts and Nevis (30 out of 100), Bolivia (29 out of 100) and Guyana (29 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Saint Kitts and Nevis, Bolivia, Guyana and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
40
30 · 40 · 30
Control over who sees it20%
30
30 · 28 · 25
Privacy and security15%
28
32 · 25 · 30
One record across your care15%
25
32 · 25 · 35
Protection from sale and ads10%
25
28 · 25 · 25
Doctors see it when treating you10%
20
25 · 22 · 30
Your say over research use5%
43
43 · 43 · 43
Rules for AI in your care5%
30
20 · 20 · 20
Black dot: Honduras. Hollow dots: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Bolivia, Guyana (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Honduras 30 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Honduras need to change to score higher?
Honduras sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. Its two weakest rights, compared with the typical country and weighted by how much each counts, are privacy and security (28 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and protection from sale and ads (25 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 Honduras?
Constitucion de la Republica, Articulo 182 (Habeas Data) (2003): Free, fast right to access and correct data about oneself in public or private databases.
Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Informacion Publica (Decreto 170-2006): Health status is confidential personal data; public bodies fined for unlawful disclosure.
In 2026, Honduras scored 30 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 162nd of 198 countries and territories (could be 127th to 180th), in the Weak 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/honduras/
The 14 sources for Honduras
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)
“Constitucion de la Republica de Honduras” [Constitution of the Republic of Honduras] our machine translation
OAS copy (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Informacion Publica, Decreto 170-2006” [Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information, Decree 170-2006] our machine translation
TSC (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated 2006 · 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
“Proteccion de datos en Centroamerica: como gestionar la diversa regulacion regional” [Data protection in Central America: how to manage the diverse regional regulation] our machine translation
LexLatin (other) · Title in Spanish
Dated March 4, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“IAIP da a conocer beneficios de la Ley de Proteccion de Datos Personales” [IAIP announces benefits of the Personal Data Protection Law] our machine translation
El Heraldo (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated June 18, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Mision conjunta para fortalecer la transformacion digital en salud” [Joint mission to strengthen digital transformation in health] our machine translation
OPS/OMS [PAHO/WHO] (international body) · Title in Spanish
Dated July 2, 2024 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“CN escucha propuestas de la Sesal orientadas a modernizar el sistema sanitario” [CN hears Sesal proposals aimed at modernising the health system] our machine translation
Canal 8 (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated October 18, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you; Rules for AI in your care
“En linea 5 millones de expedientes electronicos en el Hospital Escuela” [5 million electronic records online at the Hospital Escuela] our machine translation
La Prensa (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated June 5, 2022 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“Sistema de salud iniciara el registro digital de vacunas a partir del 1 de agosto” [Health system will begin digital vaccine registration from 1 August] our machine translation
DPL News (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated June 22, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Acuerdo 0631-ARSA-2023, Reglamento para el Control Sanitario de Dispositivos Medicos” [Agreement 0631-ARSA-2023, Regulation for the Sanitary Control of Medical Devices] our machine translation
ARSA (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated 2023 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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