Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Brunei?
In 2026, Brunei scores 43 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 80th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 60th to 109th allowing for scoring error, in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: the government. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The government decides, with limited say for the person. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is doctors see it when treating you (62 out of 100, against 33 to 34 for the typical country). The furthest behind is getting your full record (35 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country).
Brunei keeps one public health record for nearly everyone, but its new privacy law does not cover the Ministry of Health that holds it.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
43/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 60th to 109th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 35 out of 100 in Brunei; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Brunei's 2025 data protection order gives a right of access only against private providers, not the Ministry of Health, which holds most records. Source: pdp.aiti.gov.bn, January 8, 2025, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Brunei?
In 2026, the government holds the keys to your health record in Brunei. Control over who sees it scores 30 out of 100 in Brunei; the typical country scores 30. Bru-HIMS runs on a 'One Patient, One Record' model across government facilities, and no opt-out or patient-visible access log was found. BruHealth users can manage app permissions, but the ministry says some health data cannot be deleted. Source: Ministry of Health, January 1, 2025, and the other sources below.
How does Brunei compare?
In 2026, Brunei scores 43 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with China (43 out of 100), Malaysia (43 out of 100) and India (45 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with China, Malaysia, India and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
35
35 · 40 · 55
Control over who sees it20%
30
30 · 45 · 50
Privacy and security15%
40
45 · 48 · 35
One record across your care15%
65
60 · 38 · 45
Protection from sale and ads10%
40
38 · 50 · 35
Doctors see it when treating you10%
62
50 · 32 · 35
Your say over research use5%
46
49 · 46 · 46
Rules for AI in your care5%
30
62 · 45 · 55
Black dot: Brunei. Hollow dots: China, Malaysia, India (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Brunei 43 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Brunei need to change to score higher?
Brunei sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. Its two weakest rights, compared with the typical country and weighted by how much each counts, are getting your full record (35 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and privacy and security (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
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.
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.
Which laws give health record rights in Brunei?
Personal Data Protection Order, 2025: Private-sector privacy law: access, consent, 3-day breach notice, fines up to 10%; excludes public agencies.
Medicines Order, 2007: Regulates medicinal products through the Medicines Control Authority; no software or AI device rules found.
Guide on AI Governance and Ethics for Brunei Darussalam (2025): Non-statutory, sector-agnostic AI principles, including transparency, human oversight and accountability.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
21.8 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
65.0 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
7.5% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
January 16, 2026 · Borneo Bulletin Network fault cut a public health centre off from patient records
March 26, 2026 · The Star (Borneo Bulletin/ANN) · archived copy Record system outage halted services at a national health screening centre
Who to contact in Brunei
Not legal advice. Laws, offices and websites can change, so check with the office itself before you rely on anything here.
For Brunei, we list one official office to contact about your health record, as of :
See your record:BruHealth
Privacy regulator:Authority for Infocommunications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam
In 2026, Brunei scored 43 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 80th of 198 countries and territories (could be 60th to 109th), in the Weak band. Who holds the keys: the government. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/brunei/
The 16 sources for Brunei
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 (4 sources)
“Personal Data Protection Order, 2025 (Gazette S 1/2025)”
pdp.aiti.gov.bn (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated January 8, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads; Your say over research use
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