Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-02
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 89= of 198 countries (likely range 63 to 110), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02.
Providers and insurers decide. Its strongest right against the other countries is patient access to the full record (55, against a median of 43 across 198 countries); its weakest is privacy and security (40, median 45).
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 · this country's data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
42overall, of 100 · Weak
89=rank of 198
Institutionalwho holds the keys
highconfidence
93 · Platinumevidence 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 43 across 198 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 30 across 198 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, Ecuador, Panama and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
55
45 · 50 · 50
Patient control and consent20%
35
27 · 30 · 32
Privacy and security15%
40
50 · 45 · 48
Connected care journey15%
38
50 · 40 · 45
Protection from commercial use10%
45
50 · 52 · 52
Clinician access at the point of care10%
35
50 · 40 · 45
Research and trial consent5%
50
45 · 49 · 49
Clinical AI governance5%
38
35 · 45 · 35
Black dot: Mexico. Hollow dots: Colombia, Ecuador, Panama (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Mexico 42, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
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 198-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (40, median 45) and connected care journey (38, median 38). The published rubric reads:
Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
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
"ISSSTE, IMSS-Bienestar, state services and private providers keep separate records."
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
In 2026, Mexico scored 42 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 89= of 198 countries (likely range 63 to 110) (Weak; who holds the keys: Institutional). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/MEX/
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OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (38 mostly high-income countries). DTI: SuperTruth's Data Trust Index, grading the evidence behind each score. Everything here comes from public information: laws, government and regulator pages, court decisions, published news, WHO, OECD and World Bank data. Full sources: https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/MEX/#sources. SuperTruth built this index and sells health data verification products; no one paid to be included. Research tool, not legal advice. Text and scores CC BY 4.0.
