Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Venezuela?
In 2026, Venezuela scores 28 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 172nd of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 140th to 187th allowing for scoring error, in the Weak band (25 to 44). 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. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is rules for AI in your care (35 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). The furthest behind is privacy and security (25 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Venezuela tied a national digital health record to the Sistema Patria in 2025, with no data protection law and patients entitled only to a summary.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
28/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 140th to 187th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 35 out of 100 in Venezuela; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The 1998 Ley Organica de Salud gives patients a written, certified summary of their record on demand, not a full copy. The doctors' ethics code bars patients from examining the record directly, and patient access to the new national platform is not verified. Source: Justia Venezuela, November 11, 1998, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Venezuela?
In 2026, the government holds the keys to your health record in Venezuela. Control over who sees it scores 22 out of 100 in Venezuela; the typical country scores 30. The national digital clinical record launched in November 2025 is centralised and tied to the Sistema Patria, and no opt-out, consent switch or access log for patients was found. With no data protection law, the state decides who sees the data. Source: Mincyt, November 28, 2025, and the other sources below.
How does Venezuela compare?
In 2026, Venezuela scores 28 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Bolivia (29 out of 100), Guyana (29 out of 100) and Trinidad and Tobago (29 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Bolivia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
35
40 · 30 · 35
Control over who sees it20%
22
28 · 25 · 25
Privacy and security15%
25
25 · 30 · 28
One record across your care15%
25
25 · 35 · 30
Protection from sale and ads10%
30
25 · 25 · 28
Doctors see it when treating you10%
22
22 · 30 · 25
Your say over research use5%
46
43 · 43 · 43
Rules for AI in your care5%
35
20 · 20 · 22
Black dot: Venezuela. Hollow dots: Bolivia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Venezuela 28 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Venezuela need to change to score higher?
Venezuela 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 (25 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 Venezuela?
Constitucion de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela (1999): Article 28 habeas data right to see and correct own data; Article 60 privacy and limits on computing.
Ley Organica de Salud (1998): Patient rights: certified record summary on demand, confidentiality, consent to experimental research.
Ley Especial contra los Delitos Informaticos (2001): Two to six years in prison for using or disclosing personal data without consent.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
16.6 2017
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
20.0 2018
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
67.7% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
July 21, 2026 · El País After the earthquakes, families found hospital patient lists with blank or partial names
July 12, 2026 · El Pitazo Earthquake survivors taken to hospitals never appeared in admission records, families say
In 2026, Venezuela scored 28 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 172nd of 198 countries and territories (could be 140th to 187th), in the Weak 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/venezuela/
The 16 sources for Venezuela
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)
“Ley Organica de Salud 1998, articulo 69” [Organic Health Law 1998, article 69] our machine translation
Justia Venezuela (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated November 11, 1998 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
“Codigo de Deontologia Medica, Federacion Medica Venezolana” [Code of Medical Ethics, Venezuelan Medical Federation] our machine translation
Justia Venezuela (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated March 20, 1985 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
“Constitucion de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, articulos 28 y 60” [Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, articles 28 and 60] our machine translation
OEA (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated December 30, 1999 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security
“Gobierno Bolivariano activa plataforma de datos para acceso a la Historia Clinica Digital” [Bolivarian Government activates data platform for access to the Digital Clinical History] our machine translation
Mincyt (government guidance) · Title in Spanish
Dated November 28, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; One record across your care; Your say over research use
“Venezuela implementa sistema nacional de historia clinica digital” [Venezuela implements national digital medical record system] our machine translation
Radio Miraflores (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated November 26, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Filtraciones de datos crecen en el pais sin controles ni consecuencias claras” [Data leaks grow in the country without clear controls or consequences] our machine translation
TalCual (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated April 27, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Ejecutivo Nacional entrego resonador magnetico con Inteligencia Artificial al Hospital Universitario de Caracas” [National Executive delivered an MRI scanner with Artificial Intelligence to the University Hospital of Caracas] our machine translation
MPPS (government guidance) · Title in Spanish
Dated March 11, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you; Rules for AI in your care
“Historia clinica digital interconectada entre hospitales, ordena Delcy Rodriguez” [Digital medical record interconnected between hospitals, orders Delcy Rodriguez] our machine translation
Diario Vea (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated August 20, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“Historia clinica electronica en Venezuela: que es, como funciona y que sistemas existen en 2026” [Electronic health records in Venezuela: what they are, how they work and what systems exist in 2026] our machine translation
Code by Melendez (other) · Title in Spanish
Dated May 6, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Codigo de Etica para el desarrollo y aplicacion responsable de la Inteligencia Artificial” [Code of Ethics for the responsible development and application of Artificial Intelligence] our machine translation
Mincyt (government guidance) · Title in Spanish
Dated February 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Resolucion 55 y DM-0010-99, registro sanitario de materiales y equipos medicos” [Resolution 55 and DM-0010-99, sanitary registration of medical materials and equipment] our machine translation
SACS (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated December 3, 1999 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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