Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Solomon Islands?
In 2026, Solomon Islands scores 25 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 183rd of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 161st to 194th 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 your say over research use (43 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). The furthest behind is protection from sale and ads (20 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Solomon Islands has no data protection law, no right-to-information law and no electronic patient record; most patients carry their own paper booklet.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
25/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 161st to 194th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 30 out of 100 in Solomon Islands; the typical country scores 40 to 45. No law gives patients a right to see or copy their health record, and there is no right-to-information law. In practice most patients keep their own paper care booklet, which the World Bank says is at high risk of being lost or damaged. Source: Constitute Project, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Solomon Islands?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Solomon Islands. Control over who sees it scores 25 out of 100 in Solomon Islands; the typical country scores 30. Patients have no legal say over who sees or uses their health data, no opt-out and no access log. There is no general data protection law, so control rests with the Ministry of Health and individual clinicians. Source: UN ESCAP, June 2026, and the other sources below.
How does Solomon Islands compare?
In 2026, Solomon Islands scores 25 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Micronesia (25 out of 100), Papua New Guinea (26 out of 100) and Marshall Islands (23 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
30
20 · 30 · 20
Control over who sees it20%
25
22 · 28 · 25
Privacy and security15%
25
22 · 30 · 30
One record across your care15%
20
34 · 20 · 20
Protection from sale and ads10%
20
15 · 20 · 15
Doctors see it when treating you10%
20
34 · 15 · 18
Your say over research use5%
43
49 · 43 · 46
Rules for AI in your care5%
18
20 · 20 · 18
Black dot: Solomon Islands. Hollow dots: Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Solomon Islands 25 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Solomon Islands need to change to score higher?
Solomon Islands 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 privacy and security (25 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and one record across your care (20 out of 100, against 38 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
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.
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 Solomon Islands?
Constitution of Solomon Islands 1978, sections 9 and 12: Protects against search of person or property without consent; protects freedom to receive and communicate information.
Medical and Dental Practitioners Act 1988 (No. 7 of 1988): Registers doctors and dentists; Board can discipline negligence and unprofessional conduct. No specific confidentiality clause.
Telecommunications Act 2009 (No. 20 of 2009), sections 72 and 73, as amended 2021: Limits consumer data collection and protects communications confidentiality, for the telecom sector only.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
2.9 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
21.3 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
3.3% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
In 2026, Solomon Islands scored 25 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 183rd of 198 countries and territories (could be 161st to 194th), 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/solomon-islands/
The 13 sources for Solomon Islands
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)
“Constitution of Solomon Islands 1978 (rev. 2018)”
Constitute Project (law or regulation) · Title in English
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security
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