Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-02
Who holds the health record in Thailand?
In 2026, Thailand scores 52 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 47= of 198 countries (likely range 36 to 64), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02.
The person has real controls inside a state or provider system. Its strongest right against the other countries is clinical AI governance (55, against a median of 30 across 198 countries); no right falls below the median, and the closest to it is protection from commercial use (45, median 45).
Thais can choose which hospitals share their records through Health Link, but sign-up is optional and ministry data flows without a choice.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
52overall, of 100 · Mixed
47=rank of 198
Sharedwho holds the keys
highconfidence
88 · Goldevidence grade (DTI)
Can I get my health records in Thailand?
Access to the full record scores 50 of 100 in Thailand, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. The PDPA gives a right to a copy within 30 days, and Health Link on the Paotang and Tang Rat apps lets opted-in users see treatment and claims history. Only about 30,129 people had viewed records on Tang Rat by April 2026, and hospitals charge for copies.
Can I control who sees my health record in Thailand?
Control and consent scores 50 of 100 in Thailand, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. Health Link is opt-in: a person chooses which hospitals may share, some hospitals ask for consent each time, and consent can be withdrawn at any time. Ministry of Public Health data flows to its cloud without a verified choice, and no patient-visible access log was verified.
Eight rights, against Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Japan and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
50
60 · 60 · 62
Patient control and consent20%
50
47 · 40 · 62
Privacy and security15%
55
48 · 40 · 58
Connected care journey15%
57
54 · 60 · 48
Protection from commercial use10%
45
45 · 40 · 50
Clinician access at the point of care10%
50
47 · 50 · 52
Research and trial consent5%
50
50 · 46 · 50
Clinical AI governance5%
55
30 · 30 · 60
Black dot: Thailand. Hollow dots: Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Japan (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Thailand 52, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Thailand need to change to score higher?
Thailand sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are protection from commercial use (45, median 45) and research and trial consent (50, median 46). The published rubric reads:
Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
Which laws give health record rights in Thailand?
Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019): Health is sensitive data needing explicit consent; access within 30 days; 72-hour breach notice; research exception.
National Health Act B.E. 2550 (2007): Health information is confidential (s.7); written consent before research experiments (s.9); jail or fine.
Declaration of Patients' Rights and Duties (2015): Professional councils' declaration: patients may see their own medical record information on request.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
5.9 2023
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
35.7 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
18.0% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Compulsory private insurance, counted separately: 2.3% of health spending (2023).
"plus about 8,500 clinics and pharmacies"
Published stories
2025-08-02 · Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee, via Government Public Relations Department Hospital fined after patient record pages sent for destruction leaked as snack bags
2026-08-29 · The Standard Health ministry admits staff errors put false entries in citizens' national health app records
In 2026, Thailand scored 52 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 47= of 198 countries (likely range 36 to 64) (Mixed; who holds the keys: Shared). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/THA/
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