Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Yemen?
In 2026, Yemen 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: 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 (46 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). The furthest behind is privacy and security (22 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Yemen, split between rival authorities and at war, has no data protection law; most clinics still keep paper records and no patient portal exists.
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 25 out of 100 in Yemen; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Law No. 13 of 2012 lets a person see only the personal data they gave a public body, so it is not a right to the whole chart. With paper records in most facilities and no portal, Yemen sits between Sudan (22/100) and Iraq (30/100). Source: WIPO Lex, April 24, 2012, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Yemen?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Yemen. Control over who sees it scores 25 out of 100 in Yemen; the typical country scores 30. Patients have no consent tools, no opt-out and no access log. Law No. 13 does require written consent before a public body passes personal data to a third party, which puts Yemen just above Sudan (22/100). Source: WIPO Lex, April 24, 2012, and the other sources below.
How does Yemen compare?
In 2026, Yemen scores 23 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Iraq (27 out of 100), Palestine (28 out of 100) and Iran (30 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Iraq, Palestine, Iran and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
25
30 · 25 · 40
Control over who sees it20%
25
25 · 25 · 22
Privacy and security15%
22
25 · 28 · 15
One record across your care15%
20
25 · 30 · 40
Protection from sale and ads10%
22
25 · 30 · 30
Doctors see it when treating you10%
15
28 · 28 · 30
Your say over research use5%
46
45 · 49 · 45
Rules for AI in your care5%
18
20 · 20 · 30
Black dot: Yemen. Hollow dots: Iraq, Palestine, Iran (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Yemen 23 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Yemen need to change to score higher?
Yemen 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 privacy and security (22 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and getting your full record (25 out of 100, against 40 to 45 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.
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.
Which laws give health record rights in Yemen?
Constitution of the Republic of Yemen, Article 53 (1991): Protects confidentiality of mail and communications except by law and court order.
Law No. 13 of 2012 on the Right of Access to Information: Public bodies: written consent for third-party disclosure, purpose limits, access to data a person submitted.
Republican Decree Law No. 26 of 2002 on Practising the Medical and Pharmacy Professions: Patient secrecy duty with exceptions, consent to treatment, doctors must keep patient registers.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
1.6 2022
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
5.4 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
70.5% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
May 14, 2026 · Al-Ain News Report says Houthi security units collect daily patient data from hospitals
February 18, 2026 · Crater Sky, via Yemen Vibe Faulty hospital lab machine gave a patient a dangerously wrong test result
In 2026, Yemen 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: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/yemen/
The 13 sources for Yemen
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)
“Law No. 13 of 2012 on the Right of Access to Information, English translation”
WIPO Lex (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated April 24, 2012 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Protection from sale and ads
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