Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Tuvalu?
In 2026, Tuvalu scores 23 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 189th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 169th to 196th allowing for scoring error, in the Poor band (0 to 24). Who holds the keys: the government. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The government decides, with limited say for the person. 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 (15 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Tuvalu has no data protection law, no regulator and no right to your record; its one hospital runs a closed, poorly maintained system.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Poor band, 0 to 24
23/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 169th to 196th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 20 out of 100 in Tuvalu; the typical country scores 40 to 45. No law gives patients a right to see or copy their health record: Tuvalu has no data protection act, and its Constitution protects only against searches of person and property. There is no patient portal. Source: FAOLEX, 2023, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Tuvalu?
In 2026, the government holds the keys to your health record in Tuvalu. Control over who sees it scores 25 out of 100 in Tuvalu; the typical country scores 30. Patients have no legal say over who sees their records. A new Tamanu record at the Maternal and Child Health clinic lets clinicians at different facilities open the same record; we found no opt-out or patient-visible access log. Source: Australian High Commission Tuvalu, and the other sources below.
How does Tuvalu compare?
In 2026, Tuvalu scores 23 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Marshall Islands (23 out of 100), Micronesia (25 out of 100) and Solomon Islands (25 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Solomon Islands and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
20
20 · 20 · 30
Control over who sees it20%
25
25 · 22 · 25
Privacy and security15%
22
30 · 22 · 25
One record across your care15%
24
20 · 34 · 20
Protection from sale and ads10%
15
15 · 15 · 20
Doctors see it when treating you10%
25
18 · 34 · 20
Your say over research use5%
43
46 · 49 · 43
Rules for AI in your care5%
25
18 · 20 · 18
Black dot: Tuvalu. Hollow dots: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Solomon Islands (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Tuvalu 23 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Tuvalu need to change to score higher?
Tuvalu sits in Poor (0 to 24); Weak starts at 25. Its two weakest rights, compared with the typical country and weighted by how much each counts, are getting your full record (20 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and privacy and security (22 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 Tuvalu?
Constitution of Tuvalu Act 2023, section 21: Protects against search of person or property and entry without consent; no protection for personal information.
Health Professionals Act 2016: Registration Board, registration, complaints and inquiries for health professionals; no patient records or confidentiality rules.
Pharmacy and Therapeutic Products Act 2016: Medicines and medical devices, including device software, must be approved by a regulator the Ministry recognises.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
17.7 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
41.7 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
0.0% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
In 2026, Tuvalu scored 23 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 189th of 198 countries and territories (could be 169th to 196th), in the Poor band. Who holds the keys: the government. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/tuvalu/
The 12 sources for Tuvalu
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)
“The Constitution of Tuvalu Act 2023”
FAOLEX (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated 2023 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security
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