Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 2, 2026
Who holds the health record in Israel?
In 2026, Israel scores 62 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 16th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 6th to 34th allowing for scoring error, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). 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 doctors see it when treating you (75 out of 100, against 33 to 34 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is your say over research use (49 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
Every Israeli can read most of their record in their health fund's app, but the national exchange offers only an all-or-nothing opt-out.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 2, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
62/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 6th to 34th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 66 out of 100 in Israel; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The Patient's Rights Act gives a right to the record and a copy, and a 2019 ministry circular makes all four health funds show members structured and free-text data online. No fixed deadline was found and no official usage figure was verified. Source: Hebrew Wikisource, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Israel?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Israel. Control over who sees it scores 50 out of 100 in Israel; the typical country scores 30. Everyone is in the national Eitan exchange by default and can leave only completely, by a request at a health fund branch that is handled within 30 days. Every view is logged, but no patient-facing view of that log was found. Source: Ministry of Health, September 10, 2026, and the other sources below.
How does Israel compare?
In 2026, Israel scores 62 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with United Arab Emirates (55 out of 100), Saudi Arabia (53 out of 100) and Qatar (50 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
66
35 · 64 · 60
Control over who sees it20%
50
48 · 32 · 30
Privacy and security15%
58
50 · 50 · 54
One record across your care15%
78
80 · 70 · 57
Protection from sale and ads10%
56
56 · 54 · 52
Doctors see it when treating you10%
75
76 · 54 · 54
Your say over research use5%
49
46 · 46 · 50
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
64 · 58 · 40
Black dot: Israel. Hollow dots: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Israel 62 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Israel need to change to score higher?
Israel 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 (50 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country) and getting your full record (66 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 Israel?
Patient's Rights Act 1996: Right to record information and a copy; confidentiality; disclosure to other clinicians for treatment without consent.
Patient's Rights Regulations (maximum fee for a medical record copy) 2019: Free online viewing; computerised copy capped at NIS 10; free discharge letters and test results.
Protection of Privacy Law 1981, Amendment 13 (2024): Health data specially sensitive; mandatory officers for hospitals and health funds; regulator fines; in force August 2025.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
39.2 2024 · 17th highest of 38 OECD countries
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
62.1 2024 · 29th highest of 38 OECD countries
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
32.6% 2023 · 8th highest of 35 OECD countries
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
July 21, 2026 · Calcalist (reporting a Privacy Protection Authority decision) Health fund fined for slow reporting of a fault exposing members' medical files
October 3, 2025 · Walla News · archived copy Health ministry confirms patients' medical information leaked in hospital cyberattack
In 2026, Israel scored 62 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 16th of 198 countries and territories (could be 6th to 34th), in the Mixed 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/israel/
The 21 sources for Israel
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)
“Chok Zchuyot HaCholeh, 1996 (Patient's Rights Act), sections 18 to 20, consolidated text” [Patient's Rights Act, 1996, sections 18 to 20, consolidated text] our machine translation
Hebrew Wikisource (law or regulation) · Title in Hebrew
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
“Takanot Zchuyot HaCholeh (maximum fee for a copy of a medical record or viewing it), 2019” [Patient's Rights Regulations (maximum fee for a copy of a medical record or viewing it), 2019] our machine translation
Hebrew Wikisource (law or regulation) · Title in Hebrew
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Chok Niyud Meida Refui, 2024 (Medical Information Portability Law), consolidated with Amendment 2 of 2025” [Medical Information Portability Law, 2024, consolidated with Amendment 2 of 2025] our machine translation
Hebrew Wikisource (law or regulation) · Title in Hebrew
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; One record across your care
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