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Who holds the health record in Mexico?

In 2026, Mexico scores 42 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 59 of 65 countries, in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-02.

Providers and insurers decide. Its strongest right against the other countries is research and trial consent (50, against a median of 49 across 65 countries); its weakest is connected care journey (38, median 62).

Mexican law gives patients a free copy of their data, but records stay inside each institution until cross-institution sharing, decreed in April 2026, begins.

Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice

42overall, of 100 · Weak
59rank of 65
Institutionalwho holds the keys
highconfidence
87 · Goldevidence grade (DTI)

Can I get my health records in Mexico?

Access to the full record scores 55 of 100 in Mexico, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. Both data laws make access free with a 20-day answer deadline, and the IMSS app shows 36 months of visits, prescriptions and labs. Score: base 45, +5 free with a deadline, +5 official portal; only 493,144 of 54 million eligible had enrolled by October 2025.

Can I control who sees my health record in Mexico?

Control and consent scores 35 of 100 in Mexico, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Mexico's public-sector law lets providers use health data for care without consent, and the private-sector law lets them share it for treatment without consent. No opt-out or patient-visible log exists; scored at the band top because no cross-institution sharing is live.

Eight rights, against Colombia, Chile, Argentina and the EU

Patient access to the full record20%5545 · 45 · 60
Patient control and consent20%3527 · 35 · 48
Privacy and security15%4050 · 40 · 42
Connected care journey15%3850 · 38 · 45
Protection from commercial use10%4550 · 42 · 45
Clinician access at the point of care10%3550 · 35 · 42
Research and trial consent5%5045 · 50 · 49
Clinical AI governance5%3835 · 30 · 40

Black dot: Mexico. Hollow dots: Colombia, Chile, Argentina (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Mexico 42, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.

What would Mexico need to change to score higher?

Mexico sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (38, median 62) and patient control and consent (35, median 52). The published rubric reads:

  • Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
  • Patient control and consent: An opt-out or opt-in, a patient-visible access log and granular choices together put control at 60 to 80.

Which laws give health record rights in Mexico?

  • Ley General de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion de Sujetos Obligados (2025): Public bodies: health data sensitive, free access in 20 days, care exempt from consent; INAI replaced by a ministry.
  • Ley Federal de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion de los Particulares (2025): Private sector: express written consent for health data, fines can double and prison for sensitive data misuse.
  • Ley General de Salud (reforma de salud digital) (2026): Adds digital health and telehealth chapter; research needs written informed consent; record interoperability rules.

Strain and split context, not scored

Doctors per 10,000
27.5 2023 · OECD 32 of 38
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
30.5 2023 · OECD 37 of 38
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
49.1% 2023 · OECD 1 of 35
Record reaches private care?
split
"Each institution (IMSS, ISSSTE, IMSS-Bienestar, private) keeps its own record today."

Published stories

  • 2025-01-27 · Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI/013/2025) Public insurer answered late and incompletely when a patient asked for scans
  • 2024-10-03 · Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI/142/2024) Asked for a late father's record, a person was given someone else's

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Cite this brief

In 2026, Mexico scored 42 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 59 of 65 countries (Weak; who holds the keys: Institutional). Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-02, https://whoholds.supertruth.ai/brief/MEX/

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