Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in South Sudan?
In 2026, South Sudan 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).
South Sudan has no data protection law, mostly paper records and no shared record; a free legal route to your own file exists on paper.
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 34 out of 100 in South Sudan; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The Right of Access to Information Act 2013 lets citizens request records about themselves free, with a reply in 7 working days. Source: FAOLEX, 2013, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in South Sudan?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in South Sudan. Control over who sees it scores 24 out of 100 in South Sudan; the typical country scores 30. No law sets consent rules for health data, and patients have no opt-out and no access log. The only tools are a constitutional privacy right and a rule letting a body refuse to release a third party's personal information unless that person consents. Source: Constitute Project, 2013, and the other sources below.
How does South Sudan compare?
In 2026, South Sudan scores 25 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Liberia (26 out of 100), Namibia (26 out of 100) and Libya (23 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Liberia, Namibia, Libya and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
34
28 · 28 · 20
Control over who sees it20%
24
25 · 25 · 22
Privacy and security15%
22
32 · 28 · 25
One record across your care15%
20
22 · 25 · 18
Protection from sale and ads10%
20
25 · 18 · 25
Doctors see it when treating you10%
18
15 · 22 · 17
Your say over research use5%
43
46 · 43 · 46
Rules for AI in your care5%
20
25 · 20 · 25
Black dot: South Sudan. Hollow dots: Liberia, Namibia, Libya (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: South Sudan 25 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would South Sudan need to change to score higher?
South Sudan 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 (22 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 South Sudan?
Transitional Constitution 2011 (revised 2013), Articles 22 and 32: Protects privacy of private life and correspondence; gives citizens access to official records, limited by others' privacy.
Right of Access to Information Act 2013 (Act No. 65): Citizens may request records; replies in 7 working days; no fee for one's own personal information.
Drug and Food Control Authority Act 2012 (Act No. 37): Sets up the regulator for drugs, poisons, cosmetics, medical devices and food.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
1.5 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
7.1 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
30.9% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
In 2026, South Sudan 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/south-sudan/
The 16 sources for South Sudan
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)
“Right of Access to Information Act 2013 (Act No. 65), Laws of South Sudan”
FAOLEX (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated 2013 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it
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