Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Mali?
In 2026, Mali scores 36 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 116th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 94th to 155th 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 privacy and security (48 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). The furthest behind is doctors see it when treating you (22 out of 100, against 33 to 34 for the typical country).
A 2013 law gives free access to your data, but hospital records sit in separate local systems and patients see them through a doctor.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
36/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 94th to 155th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 45 out of 100 in Mali; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Law 2013-015 gives a free right to all your data and a copy, granted without delay. The hospital law lets inpatients see their medical file only through a doctor of their choice, and there is no patient portal. Source: sgg-mali.ml, June 28, 2013, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Mali?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Mali. Control over who sees it scores 27 out of 100 in Mali; the typical country scores 30. A doctor may open a patient's file held by another hospital only with the patient's agreement, though use in practice was not verified. Source: sgg-mali.ml, June 28, 2013, and the other sources below.
How does Mali compare?
In 2026, Mali scores 36 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Cape Verde (36 out of 100), Gabon (36 out of 100) and The Gambia (36 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Cape Verde, Gabon, The Gambia and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
45
35 · 35 · 45
Control over who sees it20%
27
30 · 30 · 30
Privacy and security15%
48
50 · 54 · 48
One record across your care15%
27
32 · 30 · 22
Protection from sale and ads10%
42
45 · 46 · 48
Doctors see it when treating you10%
22
28 · 25 · 18
Your say over research use5%
49
49 · 50 · 46
Rules for AI in your care5%
22
28 · 25 · 25
Black dot: Mali. Hollow dots: Cape Verde, Gabon, The Gambia (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Mali 36 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Mali need to change to score higher?
Mali 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 one record across your care (27 out of 100, against 38 for the typical country) and doctors see it when treating you (22 out of 100, against 33 to 34 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
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.
Doctors see it when treating you: Doctors who treat you able to see your full record from other providers, with your consent and emergency rules in place.
Which laws give health record rights in Mali?
Loi n°2013-015 du 21 mai 2013 portant protection des données à caractère personnel: Free access right, health data as sensitive data, objection right, transfer rules, APDP powers and fines.
Loi n°2017-070 du 18 décembre 2017 modifiant la loi n°2013-015: Amends APDP membership, oath of members and staff, and annual reporting.
Loi n°02-050 du 22 juillet 2002 portant loi hospitalière (modifiée par la loi n°2018-050): Patient access to file through a doctor, consent for inter-hospital file access, secrecy, ten-year retention.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
3.2 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
3.5 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
51.2% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
Who to contact in Mali
Not legal advice. Laws, offices and websites can change, so check with the office itself before you rely on anything here.
For Mali, we list one official office to contact about your health record, as of :
See your record: ask the records office of your doctor, hospital or clinic
Privacy regulator:Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (Personal Data Protection Authority)
In 2026, Mali scored 36 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 116th of 198 countries and territories (could be 94th to 155th), 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/mali/
The 13 sources for Mali
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)
“Loi n°2013-015 du 21 mai 2013 portant protection des données à caractère personnel, Journal officiel n°26” [Law No. 2013-015 of 21 May 2013 on the protection of personal data, Official Journal No. 26] our machine translation
sgg-mali.ml (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated June 28, 2013 · 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; Rules for AI in your care
“Loi n°02-050 du 22 juillet 2002 portant loi hospitalière, modifiée par la loi n°2018-050 (version consolidée, SGG)” [Law No. 02-050 of 22 July 2002 on the hospital law, amended by Law No. 2018-050 (consolidated version, SGG)] our machine translation
sgg-mali.ml (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated April 20, 2019 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Doctors see it when treating you
“Arrêté n°08-2716/MS-SG du 6 octobre 2008 portant charte du malade dans les établissements hospitaliers” [Order No. 08-2716/MS-SG of 6 October 2008 on the patient charter in hospital establishments] our machine translation
Ordre des Médecins du Mali [Order of Physicians of Mali] (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated October 6, 2008 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Your say over research use
“Mali : une clinique médicale condamnée au paiement de 5 millions de FCFA” [Mali: a medical clinic ordered to pay 5 million FCFA] our machine translation
Mali 24 (news) · Title in French
Dated August 5, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Plan Stratégique National de Santé Numérique du Mali (PSNSN) 2024-2028” [National Strategic Plan for Digital Health of Mali (PSNSN) 2024-2028] our machine translation
Ministère de la Santé et du Développement Social [Ministry of Health and Social Development] (government guidance) · Title in French
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Privacy and security; One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you; Rules for AI in your care
“Digitalisation de la Santé : l'ANTIM présente OpenClinic devant le Comité chargé de la digitalisation de l'administration” [Digitalisation of Health: ANTIM presents OpenClinic to the Committee responsible for the digitalisation of the administration] our machine translation
Ministère de la Santé [Ministry of Health] (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated September 24, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“CANAM : la digitalisation de l'accord préalable désormais en marche” [CANAM: the digitalisation of prior authorisation now under way] our machine translation
Malijet (news) · Title in French
Dated May 7, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Décret N°02-200/P-RM du 22 avril 2002 portant création du Comité National d'Ethique pour la Santé et les Sciences de la vie” [Decree No. 02-200/P-RM of 22 April 2002 establishing the National Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences] our machine translation
Ministère de la Santé [Ministry of Health] (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated April 22, 2002 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Mali : le Comité national d'Éthique pour la Santé annule l'autorisation d'une enquête sur les opinions relatives à l'excision à Bamako” [Mali: the National Ethics Committee for Health cancels the authorisation of a survey on opinions regarding excision in Bamako] our machine translation
Malikonews (news) · Title in French
Dated August 27, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Analyse du cadre légal et institutionnel des dispositifs médicaux dans les pays de l'UEMOA (Kaloga et al., vol. 4 no. 1)” [Analysis of the legal and institutional framework for medical devices in the WAEMU (UEMOA) countries (Kaloga et al., vol. 4 no. 1)] our machine translation
soapgi-jatpb.org (other) · Title in French
Dated June 30, 2025 · 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/mali/#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.
