Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 2, 2026
Who holds the health record in Chile?
In 2026, Chile scores 39 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 99th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 75th to 127th 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 2, 2026.
Doctors, hospitals and insurers decide. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is control over who sees it (35 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). The furthest behind is privacy and security (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Chilean law gives patients a free, portable copy of their record, but records stay provider by provider and the new data law may slip.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 2, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
39/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 75th to 127th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 45 out of 100 in Chile; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Ley 20.584 Article 13 gives patients a free, complete copy of their record in a structured, portable format, but only on request to each provider. The national Portal Paciente shows vaccines, GES guarantees and waiting lists, not the clinical record. Source: BCN Ley Chile, April 24, 2012, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Chile?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Chile. Control over who sees it scores 35 out of 100 in Chile; the typical country scores 30. The law bars staff not involved in care from the record and makes providers log who opens it, but patients have no opt-out, consent switch or visible log. Source: BCN Ley Chile, April 24, 2012, and the other sources below.
How does Chile compare?
In 2026, Chile scores 39 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Bahamas (39 out of 100), Barbados (37 out of 100) and Jamaica (37 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
45
45 · 45 · 40
Control over who sees it20%
35
35 · 30 · 30
Privacy and security15%
40
45 · 44 · 48
One record across your care15%
38
35 · 35 · 30
Protection from sale and ads10%
42
40 · 40 · 50
Doctors see it when treating you10%
35
30 · 30 · 30
Your say over research use5%
50
46 · 43 · 46
Rules for AI in your care5%
30
25 · 28 · 25
Black dot: Chile. Hollow dots: Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Chile 39 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Chile need to change to score higher?
Chile 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 privacy and security (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and protection from sale and ads (42 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
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.
Protection from sale and ads: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for ads, covering apps and data brokers as well as doctors and hospitals.
Which laws give health record rights in Chile?
Ley 20.584 (derechos y deberes de los pacientes) (2012): Confidential record kept 15 years; free, structured, portable copy for the patient on request.
Ley 21.668 (interoperabilidad de las fichas clinicas) (2024): Makes providers responsible for record interoperability; treating professionals get essential data for continuity.
Ley 19.628 (proteccion de la vida privada) (1999): Current data law; sensitive data need consent or a legal basis; enforced through the courts.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
34.9 2024 · 25th highest of 38 OECD countries
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
47.2 2024 · 32nd highest of 38 OECD countries
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
40.5% 2023 · 2nd highest of 35 OECD countries
Record reaches private care?
no
Compulsory private insurance, counted separately: 7.7% of health spending (2023).
"The Clinic reported that public and private systems remain far from interoperable."
Real cases
April 23, 2026 · Poder Judicial de Chile, Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago (rol 24.909-2025) Court orders clinic to give a deceased patient's record to his children
May 7, 2026 · BioBioChile (BBCL Investiga) · archived copy Lookup website showed patients' diagnoses to anyone who typed in their ID number
In 2026, Chile scored 39 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 99th of 198 countries and territories (could be 75th to 127th), 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 2, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/chile/
The 18 sources for Chile
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)
“Ley 20.584, derechos y deberes de los pacientes, texto vigente” [Law 20.584, rights and duties of patients, current text] our machine translation
BCN Ley Chile (law or regulation) · Title in Spanish
Dated April 24, 2012 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
“Prorroga de la Ley de Datos abre un ano clave para que empresas preparen su cumplimiento” [Extension of the Data Law opens a key year for companies to prepare their compliance] our machine translation
Publimetro (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated September 15, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“SERNAC oficia a Clinica Davila tras incidente de ciberseguridad” [SERNAC sends official notice to Clinica Davila after cybersecurity incident] our machine translation
sernac.cl (regulator) · Title in Spanish
Dated December 24, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads
“Un portal ciudadano e historia clinica compartida: los siete proyectos de la ministra Chomali” [A citizen portal and shared clinical record: the seven projects of Minister Chomali] our machine translation
The Clinic (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated September 2, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Los cambios digitales que prepara el Minsal para la atencion primaria” [The digital changes the Minsal is preparing for primary care] our machine translation
Meganoticias (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated September 24, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: One record across your care; Doctors see it when treating you
“Minsal fija hoja de ruta 2026-2030 con foco en acceso y digitalizacion” [Minsal sets 2026-2030 roadmap focused on access and digitalisation] our machine translation
El Periodista (news) · Title in Spanish
Dated July 29, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“ISP informa sobre nueva normativa que regula 39 dispositivos medicos” [ISP reports on new regulations governing 39 medical devices] our machine translation
Instituto de Salud Publica [Public Health Institute] (regulator) · Title in Spanish
Dated March 20, 2026 · Link checked October 3, 2026 (opened)
“MINSAL incorpora nuevos dispositivos medicos al regimen de control sanitario” [MINSAL adds new medical devices to the health control regime] our machine translation
Carey (other) · Title in Spanish
Dated March 20, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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