Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Liberia?
In 2026, Liberia scores 26 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 177th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 154th to 191st 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 your say over research use (46 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). The furthest behind is protection from sale and ads (25 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Liberia signed its first data protection law in August 2026, but clinic records are mostly paper and a US aid deal allows patient data audits.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
26/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 154th to 191st, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 28 out of 100 in Liberia; the typical country scores 40 to 45. No law in force that we opened gives every patient a right to see or copy their medical record. Source: ILO NATLEX, March 11, 2010, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Liberia?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Liberia. Control over who sees it scores 25 out of 100 in Liberia; the typical country scores 30. Disclosing an HIV test result needs the person's prior written consent, but no general consent rule for health records was verified. A December 2025 US aid deal commits Liberia to give US officials 'any data access' for audits, with no explicit privacy safeguards. Source: ILO NATLEX, March 11, 2010, and the other sources below.
How does Liberia compare?
In 2026, Liberia scores 26 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Namibia (26 out of 100), Sierra Leone (27 out of 100) and South Sudan (25 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
28
28 · 32 · 34
Control over who sees it20%
25
25 · 25 · 24
Privacy and security15%
32
28 · 28 · 22
One record across your care15%
22
25 · 24 · 20
Protection from sale and ads10%
25
18 · 22 · 20
Doctors see it when treating you10%
15
22 · 17 · 18
Your say over research use5%
46
43 · 46 · 43
Rules for AI in your care5%
25
20 · 22 · 20
Black dot: Liberia. Hollow dots: Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Liberia 26 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Liberia need to change to score higher?
Liberia 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 getting your full record (28 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and one record across your care (22 out of 100, against 38 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.
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 Liberia?
Personal Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2024 (signed August 2026): First general data protection law. Signed August 2026; text, regulator and start date not verified.
Act to Amend the Public Health Law, Title 33, Chapter 18 (HIV and AIDS) (2010): Written consent to disclose HIV results; medical record confidentiality; fines, licence suspension, civil action.
Public Health Law of Liberia as Revised (2019 validation draft): Draft: patient confidentiality, record security and research disclosure rules. Enactment not verified.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
1.8 2022
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
8.3 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
65.8% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
February 24, 2026 · GNN Liberia · archived copy Hospital worker suspended after live broadcast from wards allegedly exposed patients' privacy
In 2026, Liberia scored 26 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 177th of 198 countries and territories (could be 154th to 191st), 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/liberia/
The 13 sources for Liberia
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)
“An Act to Amend the Public Health Law, Title 33, to create Chapter 18 on HIV and AIDS”
ILO NATLEX (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated March 11, 2010 · 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; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
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