Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Lithuania?
In 2026, Lithuania scores 60 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 23rd of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 9th to 38th 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 1, 2026.
The person has real controls inside a government or provider system. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is control over who sees it (62 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is your say over research use (48 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
A national e-health record with per-document hiding and a visible view history, undercut by weak clinician logins and a shaky central system.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
60/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 9th to 38th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 67 out of 100 in Lithuania; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The law gives patients their records and certified copies, and the national E. sveikata portal shows diagnoses, prescriptions, referrals, images and vaccinations. An EC study scored Lithuania 95% on eHealth maturity, but lab results were only being added from October 2025. Source: e-seimas.lrs.lt, July 1, 2025, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Lithuania?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Lithuania. Control over who sees it scores 62 out of 100 in Lithuania; the typical country scores 30. Patients can hide individual documents and see who viewed each one, when and on what basis. Hiding does not stop primary care doctors, emergency doctors or representatives, and uploads need no consent. Source: E. sveikatos paciento portalo pagalba, and the other sources below.
How does Lithuania compare?
In 2026, Lithuania scores 60 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Croatia (60 out of 100), Netherlands (60 out of 100) and Bulgaria (59 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Croatia, Netherlands, Bulgaria, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
67
62 · 55 · 62
Control over who sees it20%
62
66 · 72 · 62
Privacy and security15%
50
52 · 52 · 55
One record across your care15%
68
68 · 60 · 70
Protection from sale and ads10%
54
56 · 62 · 50
Doctors see it when treating you10%
64
64 · 58 · 62
Your say over research use5%
48
45 · 57 · 44
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
50 · 50 · 50
Black dot: Lithuania. Hollow dots: Croatia, Netherlands, Bulgaria (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Dashed teal line: the typical EU country. Overall: Lithuania 60 out of 100, the typical EU country 61. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Lithuania need to change to score higher?
Lithuania 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 (62 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country) and privacy and security (50 out of 100, against 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.
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 Lithuania?
Law on the Rights of Patients and Compensation for Damage to Health (I-1562) (1996): Right to see records and get certified copies; confidentiality of patient information; consent for disclosure.
Law on the Reuse of Health Data (XIV-789) (2021): Permit-based reuse by the State Data Agency for six purposes; no consent needed for care data.
Law on Biomedical Research Ethics (VIII-1679), amended by XIII-2758 (2019): Informed written consent for biomedical research and biobank participation.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
46.5 2023 · 6th highest of 38 OECD countries
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
77.9 2023 · 24th highest of 38 OECD countries
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
32.6% 2023 · 7th highest of 35 OECD countries
Record reaches private care?
yes
"Tądien įsigalioja pernai gruodį Seimo priimtas Sveikatos priežiūros įstaigų įstatymo pakeitimas, įpareigojantis teikiant su sveikatinimo veikla susijusias paslaugas privalomai naudotis Valstybės elektronine sveikatos paslaugų ir bendradarbiavimo infrastruktūros informacine sistema (ESPBI IS), paprastai vadinama e. sveikatos sistema. Gydymo įstaigoms, kurios ir toliau nesinaudos e. sveikatos sistema pacientų sveikatos duomenims tvarkyti, gali būti ribojamos arba stabdomos licencijos."
Real cases
September 3, 2026 · Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (State Data Protection Inspectorate of Lithuania) Regulator reprimands sanatorium for opening a patient's unrelated national e-health documents
June 19, 2026 · Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (State Data Protection Inspectorate of Lithuania) Private clinic group fined 450,000 euros after two breaches of patient records
In 2026, Lithuania scored 60 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 23rd of 198 countries and territories (could be 9th to 38th), 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 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/lithuania/
The 17 sources for Lithuania
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)
“Lietuvos Respublikos pacientų teisių ir žalos sveikatai atlyginimo įstatymas I-1562 (suvestinė redakcija nuo 2025-07-01)” [Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Patients' Rights and Compensation for Damage to Health I-1562 (consolidated version from 2025-07-01)] our machine translation
e-seimas.lrs.lt (law or regulation) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated July 1, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security
“Pacientų laboratorinių tyrimų duomenys bus keliami į E. sveikatą” [Patients' laboratory test data will be uploaded to E-Health] our machine translation
esveikata.lt (government guidance) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated October 7, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“Siurbiami ne tik Registrų centro duomenys: jūsų sveikatos duomenis gali perskaityti ir valytoja” [Not only Registers Centre data being siphoned: even a cleaner can read your health data] our machine translation
15min (news) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated June 5, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Privacy and security
“Atsakas kibernetinėms grėsmėms: Seime registruoti strateginiai įstatymų pakeitimai E. sveikatos stiprinimui” [Response to cyber threats: strategic legislative amendments to strengthen E-Health registered in the Seimas] our machine translation
esveikata.lt (government guidance) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated June 10, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Lietuvoje išrašytus e. receptus pripažins daugiau ES valstybių” [More EU states will recognise e-prescriptions issued in Lithuania] our machine translation
esveikata.lt (government guidance) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated September 4, 2024 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Lietuvos Respublikos pakartotinio sveikatos duomenų naudojimo įstatymas XIV-789 (suvestinė redakcija nuo 2023-09-01)” [Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Secondary Use of Health Data XIV-789 (consolidated version from 2023-09-01)] our machine translation
e-seimas.lrs.lt (law or regulation) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated September 1, 2023 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Protection from sale and ads; Your say over research use
“Premjerė e.sveikatą vadina anekdotu, tikisi IT progreso viešajame sektoriuje” [Prime Minister calls e.sveikata a joke, hopes for IT progress in the public sector] our machine translation
tv3.lt, BNS (news) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated November 12, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Biomedicininių tyrimų etikos įstatymo Nr. VIII-1679 pakeitimo įstatymas XIII-2758” [Law XIII-2758 amending the Law on Ethics of Biomedical Research No. VIII-1679] our machine translation
e-seimas.lrs.lt (law or regulation) · Title in Lithuanian
Dated December 20, 2019 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
SuperTruth Inc. · 24 S. 24th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA · +1 215 918 4140 · supertruth.ai Something wrong? Tell us · Questions or a briefing: supertruth.ai/on-the-record#contact · Full index: healthrecordrights.com
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (38 mostly high-income countries). DTI™: the Data Trust Index, which grades the evidence behind each score. SuperTruth makes it and publishes this index. Everything here comes from public information: laws, government and regulator pages, court decisions, published news, WHO, OECD and World Bank data. Full sources: https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/lithuania/#sources. SuperTruth built this index and sells health data verification products; no one paid to be included. Research tool, not legal advice. Our scores and our own words are CC BY 4.0; quoted law and source titles stay with their owners.
