Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Lebanon?
In 2026, Lebanon scores 34 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 132nd of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 102nd to 163rd 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. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is control over who sees it (40 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). The furthest behind is privacy and security (32 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Lebanese patients have a legal right to their paper file, but records stay inside each hospital, with no national record or data regulator.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
34/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 102nd to 163rd, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 40 out of 100 in Lebanon; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Law 574 of 2004 gives patients the right to see their medical file and get copies, but at their own cost and with no deadline. There is no national portal; the health ministry app shows only a medication history. Source: Lebanese University Legal Informatics Center, February 13, 2004, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Lebanon?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Lebanon. Control over who sees it scores 40 out of 100 in Lebanon; the typical country scores 30. The ethics law bars any doctor from viewing a patient's file except at the patient's request, outside emergencies. Patients have no access log or sharing settings, and insurers' doctors, health authorities and courts have carve-outs. Source: Lebanese University Legal Informatics Center, October 25, 2012, and the other sources below.
How does Lebanon compare?
In 2026, Lebanon scores 34 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Egypt (33 out of 100), Syria (31 out of 100) and Iran (30 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Egypt, Syria, Iran and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
40
30 · 35 · 40
Control over who sees it20%
40
25 · 25 · 22
Privacy and security15%
32
36 · 36 · 15
One record across your care15%
25
35 · 20 · 40
Protection from sale and ads10%
35
40 · 42 · 30
Doctors see it when treating you10%
25
30 · 18 · 30
Your say over research use5%
49
50 · 45 · 45
Rules for AI in your care5%
20
40 · 42 · 30
Black dot: Lebanon. Hollow dots: Egypt, Syria, Iran (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Lebanon 34 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Lebanon need to change to score higher?
Lebanon 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 (32 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and one record across your care (25 out of 100, against 38 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.
One record across your care: Family doctors, hospitals, labs, pharmacies, insurers and public health all linked to one record that is used across the country.
Which laws give health record rights in Lebanon?
Law No. 574 on Patients' Rights and Informed Consent (2004): Right to information, consent, confidentiality and to read and copy the medical file at own cost.
Medical Ethics Law No. 288, amended by Law No. 240 (1994/2012): Professional secrecy as public order; file copies on request; ten-year retention; research use without names.
Law No. 81 on Electronic Transactions and Personal Data (2018): Health data banned without consent, care need or health minister licence; access and correction rights; criminal fines.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
26.8 2020
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
19.2 2018
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
51.9% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
January 13, 2025 · Cyber Press Patient records from four Lebanese hospitals reportedly leaked on a dark web forum
In 2026, Lebanon scored 34 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 132nd of 198 countries and territories (could be 102nd to 163rd), 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/lebanon/
The 13 sources for Lebanon
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)
“Law No. 574 of 2004 on Patients' Rights and Informed Consent”
Lebanese University Legal Informatics Center (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated February 13, 2004 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Your say over research use
“Law No. 240 of 2012 amending the Medical Ethics Law No. 288 of 1994”
Lebanese University Legal Informatics Center (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated October 25, 2012 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
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