Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Myanmar?
In 2026, Myanmar scores 22 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 191= of 196 countries (likely range 171 to 195), in the Poor band (0 to 24). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Myanmar has no data protection law or patient record rights, records stay in each facility, and the state can demand health information.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Myanmar?
Access to the full record scores 18 of 100 in Myanmar, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. No law we found gives patients a right to see or copy their medical record, and there is no patient portal. The 2007 private health care law only makes private hospitals and clinics keep a systematic medical record.
Can I control who sees my health record in Myanmar?
Control and consent scores 24 of 100 in Myanmar, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The Electronic Transactions Law bars disclosing personal information without the owner's permission, but exempts security, investigations and 'stability of state sovereignty'. Private providers must hand over health information on official request, and there is no opt-out or access log.
Eight rights, against Afghanistan, Cambodia, North Korea and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 18 | 20 · 25 · 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 24 | 20 · 25 · 20 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 22 | 20 · 30 · 15 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 20 | 18 · 22 · 20 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 28 | 22 · 25 · 20 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 15 | 15 · 20 · 15 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 43 | 30 · 45 · 40 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 25 | 15 · 18 · 18 |
Black dot: Myanmar. Hollow dots: Afghanistan, Cambodia, North Korea (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Myanmar 22, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Myanmar need to change to score higher?
Myanmar sits in Poor (0 to 24); Weak starts at 25. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are patient access to the full record (18, median 43) and privacy and security (22, median 45). The published rubric reads:
- Patient access to the full record: A national portal showing at least part of the record (summary, prescriptions, labs) to most residents puts access at 60 to 75; a near-full record with export, long history and majority use, 76 to 90.
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
Which laws give health record rights in Myanmar?
- Law Relating to Private Health Care Services (SPDC Law No. 5/2007) (2007): Private providers keep systematic records and patient confidentiality, except on official request; research on patients needs ministry permission.
- Law Amending the Private Health Care Services Law (Law No. 7/2026) (2026): Adds training schools and outpatient surgery as licensed businesses; bans false or misleading provider advertising.
- Electronic Transactions Law, as amended 2021 (2004): 2021 chapter on personal information: no disclosure without permission, broad security exemptions, 1 to 3 years' prison.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 7.6 2019
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 2.0 2022
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 71.2% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-08-09 · Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) Hospital staff alert the military before treating emergency patients, people nearby say
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