Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Mauritania?
In 2026, Mauritania scores 35 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 121st of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 99th to 160th 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 (52 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). The furthest behind is doctors see it when treating you (20 out of 100, against 33 to 34 for the typical country).
Mauritania has a 2017 data law and a working regulator that now reviews health platforms, but patients still have no shared record or portal.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
35/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 99th to 160th, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 5 of the 8 rights: your copy, joined-up record, doctors see it, research and AI rules. The evidence grade rates all our sources together; confidence looks at each right. Neither changes the score.
Questions people ask
Can I see my health record in Mauritania?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 35 out of 100 in Mauritania; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Law 2017-020 gives you a right to a copy of your data, directly or through a doctor you choose. The holder may charge reproduction costs, the law sets no deadline, and no portal shows your record, so 35. Source: Banque Centrale de Mauritanie, July 22, 2017, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Mauritania?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Mauritania. Control over who sees it scores 30 out of 100 in Mauritania; the typical country scores 30. Health data processing needs consent, but the law lists care, public health and legal duties as exceptions, and there is no shared record, opt-out or patient-visible access log. Telemedicine is the exception: other doctors need your explicit permission. Source: Banque Centrale de Mauritanie, July 22, 2017, and the other sources below.
How does Mauritania compare?
In 2026, Mauritania scores 35 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Angola (35 out of 100), Burundi (35 out of 100) and Burkina Faso (35 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Angola, Burundi, Burkina Faso and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
35
35 · 40 · 35
Control over who sees it20%
30
30 · 28 · 32
Privacy and security15%
52
52 · 45 · 48
One record across your care15%
25
22 · 30 · 25
Protection from sale and ads10%
45
50 · 40 · 45
Doctors see it when treating you10%
20
20 · 22 · 20
Your say over research use5%
45
50 · 50 · 49
Rules for AI in your care5%
25
28 · 20 · 30
Black dot: Mauritania. Hollow dots: Angola, Burundi, Burkina Faso (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Mauritania 35 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Mauritania need to change to score higher?
Mauritania 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 (25 out of 100, against 38 for the typical country) and doctors see it when treating you (20 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 Mauritania?
Law 2017-020 on the protection of personal data: Health data a banned category with exceptions; access and copy rights; APD regulator, fines and criminal penalties.
Decree 2022-013 on the composition, organisation and functioning of the APD: Sets up the nine-member data protection authority that enforces Law 2017-020.
Decree 2023-118 on the practice of telemedicine: Consent per act, explicit patient authorisation for sharing, data hosted in Mauritania, platform owners barred from using data.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
2.6 2022
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
16.1 2022
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
45.2% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
In 2026, Mauritania scored 35 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 121st of 198 countries and territories (could be 99th to 160th), 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/mauritania/
The 13 sources for Mauritania
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° 2017-020 du 22 juillet 2017 sur la protection des données à caractère personnel” [Law No. 2017-020 of 22 July 2017 on the protection of personal data] our machine translation
Banque Centrale de Mauritanie [Central Bank of Mauritania] (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated July 22, 2017 · Link checked October 3, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads; Your say over research use
“E-CNAM : la plateforme numérique qui transforme l'accès à l'assurance maladie” [E-CNAM: the digital platform transforming access to health insurance] our machine translation
Emergence (news) · Title in French
Dated December 2, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; One record across your care
“وزير الصحة يطلق نظام الملف الطبي الإلكتروني والدفع الرقمي” [Minister of Health launches the electronic medical record system and digital payment] our machine translation
Taqadoumy (news) · Title in Arabic
Dated February 21, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Décret fixant les conditions d'exercice de la télémédecine et les domaines de son application en Mauritanie” [Decree setting the conditions for the practice of telemedicine and its areas of application in Mauritania] our machine translation
MTNIMA (law or regulation) · Title in French
Dated October 2, 2023 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you
“المداولة رقم 004/2026 بخصوص منصة اكناسي لرقمنة خدمات الصندوق الوطني للتضامن الصحي” [Deliberation No. 004/2026 concerning the CNASS platform for digitising the services of the National Health Solidarity Fund] our machine translation
APD (regulator) · Title in Arabic
Dated May 11, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“انضمام مركز الاستطباب للأم والطفل إلى برنامج بيانات - حماية” [The Mother and Child Hospital Centre joins the Data - Protection programme] our machine translation
APD (regulator) · Title in Arabic
Dated June 29, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“وزير الصحة من مستشفى الشيخ زايد: الرقمنة الطبية تدخل حيز التنفيذ الأسبوع المقبل” [Minister of Health from Sheikh Zayed Hospital: medical digitisation comes into effect next week] our machine translation
Arriyada (news) · Title in Arabic
Dated February 21, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Les ministres de la Santé et de la Transformation numérique président la commission ministérielle chargée de la réforme hospitalière” [The Ministers of Health and Digital Transformation chair the ministerial commission in charge of hospital reform] our machine translation
AMI via Cridem (news) · Title in French
Dated August 7, 2026 · Link checked October 3, 2026 (did not answer)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“L'Assemblée nationale approuve un projet de loi modifiant la loi relative à la pharmacie” [The National Assembly approves a bill amending the law on pharmacy] our machine translation
AMI (government guidance) · Title in French
Dated October 28, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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