Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Hungary?
In 2026, Hungary scores 68 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is one of five countries that lead the 198 countries and territories we rated, in the Strong band (65 to 84). Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The person has real controls inside a government or provider system. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is control over who sees it (72 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is your say over research use (47 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
Hungary's EESZT links every GP, hospital and pharmacy, and patients can block doctors and read an access log, though very few use those controls.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Strong band, 65 to 84
68/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 1st to 13th, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 72 out of 100 in Hungary; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Through the EESZT portal and the EgészségAblak app, patients can see documents from their care, prescriptions and referrals, and the EU scored Hungary 85.98 on record access in 2024. Source: EESZT Információs portál, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Hungary?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Hungary. Control over who sees it scores 72 out of 100 in Hungary; the typical country scores 30. Patients can open their record to all, block whole specialties, block a single doctor or hospital, or block everyone, and they can read a log of every query. Only about 0.6 percent of people have changed the default. Source: EESZT Információs portál, and the other sources below.
How does Hungary compare?
In 2026, Hungary scores 68 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Estonia (68 out of 100), Sweden (67 out of 100) and Denmark (70 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
72
80 · 77 · 78
Control over who sees it20%
72
68 · 72 · 70
Privacy and security15%
62
55 · 64 · 62
One record across your care15%
78
80 · 66 · 82
Protection from sale and ads10%
55
58 · 60 · 58
Doctors see it when treating you10%
76
75 · 64 · 78
Your say over research use5%
47
50 · 49 · 49
Rules for AI in your care5%
54
50 · 50 · 50
Black dot: Hungary. Hollow dots: Estonia, Sweden, Denmark (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Dashed teal line: the typical EU country. Overall: Hungary 68 out of 100, the typical EU country 61. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Hungary need to change to score higher?
Hungary sits in Strong (65 to 84); Leading starts at 85. Every right is at or above the typical country. The two with the most room to grow, weighted by how much each counts, are privacy and security (62 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and control over who sees it (72 out of 100, against 30 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.
Control over who sees it: A way to say no to sharing (or to be asked first), a log you can read of who opened your record, and finer choices about who sees what. Together these put this right at 60 to 80 out of 100.
Which laws give health record rights in Hungary?
Act CLIV of 1997 on Health (Eütv.): Patient right to know the contents of their medical documentation; discharge and outpatient reports on completion.
Act XLVII of 1997 on Health Data (Eüak.): Legal base for EESZT, digital self-determination, emergency access, and health data asset reuse.
EMMI Decree 39/2016 on EESZT detailed rules: What providers must upload to EESZT and when; school health added from July 2026.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
35.9 2023 · 22nd highest of 38 OECD countries
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
57.2 2023 · 31st highest of 38 OECD countries
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
24.9% 2023 · 17th highest of 35 OECD countries
Record reaches private care?
yes
"EESZT has linked GPs, hospitals, outpatient clinics and all pharmacies since 2017, with private providers since 2020."
Real cases
March 20, 2026 · Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH), decision NAIH-273-7/2026 Former family doctor opened an ex-patient's national health record 47 times
March 2026 · Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH), annual report on 2025, case NAIH-2306-1/2025 Clinic charged per page for a patient's records, regulator rules access is free
Who to contact in Hungary
Not legal advice. Laws, offices and websites can change, so check with the office itself before you rely on anything here.
For Hungary, we list one official office to contact about your health record, as of :
See your record:EESZT Lakossági portál (EESZT Resident Portal)
Privacy regulator:Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
In 2026, Hungary scored 68 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, one of five countries that lead the 198 countries and territories we rated, in the Strong band. Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/hungary/
The 16 sources for Hungary
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)
“Lakosság” [Public] our machine translation
EESZT Információs portál [EESZT Information Portal] (government guidance) · Title in Hungarian
No date recorded · Link checked October 3, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; One record across your care
“NAIH-4137-8/2022: döntés egészségügyi dokumentáció másolatának kiadásáról” [NAIH-4137-8/2022: decision on the release of a copy of medical documentation] our machine translation
NAIH (regulator) · Title in Hungarian
Dated 2022 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“1997. évi XLVII. törvény (Eüak)” [Act XLVII of 1997 (Eüak)] our machine translation
Jogtár (law or regulation) · Title in Hungarian
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Privacy and security; One record across your care; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
“Az EU mesterséges intelligencia rendeletének végrehajtása Magyarországon” [Implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation in Hungary] our machine translation
GDPR blog (other) · Title in Hungarian
Dated November 5, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Mesterséges intelligencia: ilyen törvény még nem volt Magyarországon” [Artificial intelligence: there has never been a law like this in Hungary] our machine translation
Világgazdaság (news) · Title in Hungarian
Dated November 1, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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