Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Malta?
In 2026, Malta scores 59 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 27th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 11th to 42nd 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 getting your full record (72 out of 100, against 40 to 45 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).
Malta's myHealth portal shows most public-sector records online, but private clinics, hospitals and prescribers are still largely outside the national record.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
59/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 11th to 42nd, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 72 out of 100 in Malta; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Malta scored 93.71 on the EU's 2024 record-access indicator against an EU average of 82.7. myHealth shows public hospital summaries, labs, imaging reports, prescriptions and vaccines, but the Commission found no private-sector data and no mobile app. Source: data.consilium.europa.eu, June 16, 2025, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Malta?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Malta. Control over who sees it scores 50 out of 100 in Malta; the typical country scores 30. Patients choose which doctors can see their myHealth data and can remove a link at any time, and they set cross-border consent country by country. No patient-visible access log was found; the 2030 strategy only promises a way to see who contributes to records. Source: Information Management Unit, August 19, 2019, and the other sources below.
How does Malta compare?
In 2026, Malta scores 59 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Bulgaria (59 out of 100), United Kingdom (59 out of 100) and Luxembourg (59 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
72
62 · 66 · 64
Control over who sees it20%
50
62 · 52 · 70
Privacy and security15%
62
55 · 56 · 54
One record across your care15%
60
70 · 62 · 54
Protection from sale and ads10%
58
50 · 60 · 54
Doctors see it when treating you10%
56
62 · 60 · 56
Your say over research use5%
48
44 · 64 · 46
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
50 · 55 · 50
Black dot: Malta. Hollow dots: Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Luxembourg (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: Malta 59 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 Malta need to change to score higher?
Malta 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 one record across your care (60 out of 100, against 38 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.
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 Malta?
Data Protection Act (Cap. 586) (2018): Malta's GDPR implementing law; the IDPC supervises and decides complaints.
Processing of Personal Data (Secondary Processing) (Health Sector) Regulations (S.L. 528.10) (2019): Lists permitted secondary uses; research needs ethics approval and IDPC authorisation; other uses need consent.
Artificial Intelligence Regulations, 2025 (L.N. 226 of 2025): Names MDIA as AI Act market surveillance authority; fines up to EUR 350,000 or 1% of turnover.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
47.2 2023
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
82.6 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
34.0% 2023
Record reaches private care?
no
"Private hospitals, private GPs and most private prescriptions are outside it."
Real cases
April 30, 2025 · Information and Data Protection Commissioner (Malta) · archived copy Health provider employee opened a patient's record for personal reasons, regulator finds
April 2, 2025 · Information and Data Protection Commissioner (Malta) · archived copy Clinic kept a wrong address after repeated requests and posted health reports there
In 2026, Malta scored 59 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 27th of 198 countries and territories (could be 11th to 42nd), 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/malta/
The 12 sources for Malta
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)
“Digital Decade 2025 country report, Malta (European Commission, Council doc 10407/25 ADD 51)”
data.consilium.europa.eu (international body) · Title in English
Dated June 16, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; One record across your care
Ministry for Health and Active Ageing (government guidance) · Title in English
Dated November 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use; Rules for AI in your care
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