Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Cambodia?
In 2026, Cambodia scores 25 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 183rd of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 158th to 193rd allowing for scoring error, in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
Doctors, hospitals and insurers decide. No right is above the typical country. The closest is your say over research use (45 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). The furthest behind is protection from sale and ads (25 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Cambodia has no data protection law yet, so patient records stay with each provider under a 2003 ethics code while a draft law waits.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
25/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 158th to 193rd, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 7 of the 8 rights: who sees it, privacy, joined-up record, sale and ads, doctors see it, research and AI rules. The evidence grade rates all our sources together; confidence looks at each right. Neither changes the score.
Questions people ask
Can I see my health record in Cambodia?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 25 out of 100 in Cambodia; the typical country scores 40 to 45. No statute gives Cambodian patients a right to a copy of their full record; the 2007 clients' rights guideline is a guideline, not a law. The only national patient view verified is vaccination history in the MyHealth mini-app. Source: JICA-HRD Project, via Open Development Mekong, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Cambodia?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Cambodia. Control over who sees it scores 25 out of 100 in Cambodia; the typical country scores 30. Records are held by each provider, and doctors may share them with other doctors on the patient's request or consent under the 2003 ethics code. No opt-out, granular choice or patient-visible access log was found. Source: JICA-HRD Project, via Open Development Mekong, and the other sources below.
How does Cambodia compare?
In 2026, Cambodia scores 25 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Pakistan (26 out of 100), Myanmar (22 out of 100) and Timor-Leste (28 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Pakistan, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
25
25 · 18 · 30
Control over who sees it20%
25
25 · 24 · 28
Privacy and security15%
30
28 · 22 · 30
One record across your care15%
22
24 · 20 · 28
Protection from sale and ads10%
25
27 · 28 · 22
Doctors see it when treating you10%
20
20 · 15 · 20
Your say over research use5%
45
45 · 43 · 45
Rules for AI in your care5%
18
22 · 25 · 20
Black dot: Cambodia. Hollow dots: Pakistan, Myanmar, Timor-Leste (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Cambodia 25 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Cambodia need to change to score higher?
Cambodia 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 (25 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and one record across your care (22 out of 100, against 38 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.
One record across your care: Family doctors, hospitals, labs, pharmacies, insurers and public health all linked to one record that is used across the country.
Which laws give health record rights in Cambodia?
Sub-Decree No. 61 on Physicians' Code of Ethics (2003): Confidential medical records, consent for care, right to refuse research, de-identification before publication.
Law on Electronic Commerce (NS/RKM/1119/017) (2019): Security duty for electronic personal information (Art. 32); opt-out rule for unsolicited marketing (Art. 30).
Sub-Decree No. 252 on personal identification data (2021): Covers only identification data held by the Ministry of Interior, not health records.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
2.1 2019
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
10.1 2019
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
61.7% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
We found no real cases published in the last two years.
In 2026, Cambodia scored 25 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 183rd of 198 countries and territories (could be 158th to 193rd), in the Weak band. Who holds the keys: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/cambodia/
The 15 sources for Cambodia
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)
“Physicians' Code of Ethics, unofficial English translation”
JICA-HRD Project, via Open Development Mekong (law or regulation) · Title in English
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
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