Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Saint Lucia?
In 2026, Saint Lucia scores 32 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 151st of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 114th to 173rd 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 control over who sees it (30 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). The furthest behind is getting your full record (25 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country).
Saint Lucia's public clinics share one electronic record, but the patient's legal right to see it has not been switched on since 2011.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
32/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 114th to 173rd, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 25 out of 100 in Saint Lucia; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The Data Protection Act 2011 gives a right to a copy within 30 days for a fee, but that part of the Act has never been brought into force. There is no patient portal, so no enforceable right to the record exists. Source: DataGuidance, April 6, 2011, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Saint Lucia?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Saint Lucia. Control over who sees it scores 30 out of 100 in Saint Lucia; the typical country scores 30. Consent rules for sensitive data have applied since January 2023, but health workers may process health data for care and service management without consent. Records are shared across all public clinics with no opt-out and no patient-visible access log. Source: DataGuidance, April 6, 2011, and the other sources below.
How does Saint Lucia compare?
In 2026, Saint Lucia scores 32 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Guatemala (32 out of 100), Nicaragua (32 out of 100) and Antigua and Barbuda (33 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Guatemala, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbuda and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
25
40 · 35 · 35
Control over who sees it20%
30
28 · 25 · 30
Privacy and security15%
38
30 · 25 · 42
One record across your care15%
35
30 · 34 · 28
Protection from sale and ads10%
35
35 · 35 · 42
Doctors see it when treating you10%
32
28 · 30 · 25
Your say over research use5%
46
46 · 46 · 43
Rules for AI in your care5%
20
22 · 40 · 20
Black dot: Saint Lucia. Hollow dots: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbuda (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Saint Lucia 32 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Saint Lucia need to change to score higher?
Saint Lucia 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 (25 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and privacy and security (38 out of 100, against 45 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.
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 Saint Lucia?
Data Protection Act, 2011 (No. 11 of 2011), Cap. 8.18: Health is sensitive data; consent and security rules in force; access rights and enforcement not yet in force.
Data Protection Act (Commencement) Order, 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 4): From 31 January 2023, brings into force Part I, sections 32 to 43, Part VI and Schedule 2(a)-(g).
Health Practitioners Act, 2006 (No. 33 of 2006): Registers practitioners; requires patient records of history and treatment kept for seven years.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
42.3 2020
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
53.4 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
44.5% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
In 2026, Saint Lucia scored 32 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 151st of 198 countries and territories (could be 114th to 173rd), 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/saint-lucia/
The 12 sources for Saint Lucia
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)
“Data Protection Act, 2011 (No. 11 of 2011), Saint Lucia”
DataGuidance (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated April 6, 2011 · 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; Your say over research use
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