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title: Languages supported by the Azure Health Data Service De-identification service
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description: "Understand on which languages the De-identification service can TAG, REDACT, and SURROGATE PHI"
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title: Language Support for Azure Health Data Services De-identification Service
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description: Use the de-identification service in English, French, German, and Spanish. See examples of inputs and outputs.
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author: leakassab
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ms.author: leakassab
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ms.service: azure-health-data-services
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ms.subservice: deidentification-service
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ms.topic: tutorial
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ms.topic: concept-article
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ms.date: 10/23/2025
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#customer intent: As customer, I want to know what languages the De-identification service can tag, redact and surrogate PHI on
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#customer intent: As a user of this service, I want to know what languages I can use for de-identification of patient data, so that I can improve privacy.
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# Languages supported by the Azure Health Data Services De-identification service
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# Language support for the Azure Health Data Services de-identification service
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The following table lists the languages the De-identification service can TAG, REDACT, and SURROGATE PHI on for unstructured textual data:
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The Azure Health Data Services de-identification service currently works on four languages, and includes six language-locale pairings. To tag, redact, or replace unstructured textual data for purposes of de-identification, you can use the languages listed in the following table.
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|Language| Locale | Language-locale pair| State |
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|:-----|:----:|:-----|:----:|
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|English| United States| en-US | Generally Available |
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|English |United Kingdom| en-GB | Preview|
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|French | Canada| fr-CA | Preview|
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|French |France | fr-FR | Preview|
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|German | Germany| de-DE | Preview |
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|Spanish | United States| es-US | Preview |
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### Example inputs & outputs
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| Operation | Language-Locale pair | Input | Output |
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| Redaction | en-US | `Kimberly Brown is a 34 y.o. female presenting with bilateral eye discomfort. Last seen by her PCP 2/6/2025 Dr. Orlo at Contoso Clinics Downtown Bellevue PCP.` | `[patient] is a [age] y.o. female presenting with bilateral eye discomfort. Last seen by her PCP [date] [doctor] at [hospital] PCP.` |
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| Redaction | fr-CA | `André, âgé de 45 ans, a été admis à l'Hôpital de Laval le 23 avril 2025 après une évaluation avec Dr Jeanne Dubuc.` | `[patient], âgé de [age], a été admis à l'[hospital] le [date] après une évaluation avec [doctor].` |
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| Redaction | de-DE | `Hanna Petersen wurde am 12. Juli ins Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg aufgenommen` | `Eileen Westphal wurde am 2. Juli ins Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hannover aufgenommen` |
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| Surrogation | fr-FR | `La patiente Amélie Leroux, âgée de 96 ans, a développé une pneumonie le 24 avril et a été hospitalisée le 27 avril` | `La patiente Élise Clement, âgée de 90 ans, a développé une pneumonie le 28 mai et a été hospitalisée le 31 mai` |
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| Surrogation | es-US | `María López fue atendida por el Dr. Andrew Chen en el Hospital St. Mary’s en Navidad y tuvo una cita de seguimiento el 10 de enero` | `Ariana Morison fue atendida por el Dr. James Pardo en el Ochsner Medical Center en Nochevieja y tuvo una cita de seguimiento el 12 de febrero` |
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|Language|Locale |Language-locale pair|Availability |
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|:-------|:-------------|:-------------------|:--------------------|
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|English |United States |en-US |Generally available |
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|English |United Kingdom|en-GB |Preview |
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|French |Canada |fr-CA |Preview |
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|French |France |fr-FR |Preview |
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|German |Germany |de-DE |Preview |
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|Spanish |United States |es-US |Preview |
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The following table provides examples of inputs and outputs you can expect, according to the type of de-identification operation you want to do (such as redaction or surrogation).
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| Operation | Language-locale pair | Input | Output |
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| Redaction | en-US | `Kimberly Brown is a 34 y.o. female presenting with bilateral eye discomfort. Last seen by her PCP 2/6/2025 Dr. Orlo at Contoso Clinics Downtown Bellevue PCP` | `[patient] is a [age] y.o. female presenting with bilateral eye discomfort. Last seen by her PCP [date] [doctor] at [hospital] PCP.` |
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| Redaction | fr-CA | `André, âgé de 45 ans, a été admis à l'Hôpital de Laval le 23 avril 2025 après une évaluation avec Dr Jeanne Dubuc.` | `[patient], âgé de [age], a été admis à l'[hospital] le [date] après une évaluation avec [doctor].` |
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| Redaction | de-DE | `Hanna Petersen wurde am 12. Juli ins Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg aufgenommen` | `Eileen Westphal wurde am 2. Juli ins Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hannover aufgenommen` |
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| Surrogation | fr-FR | `La patiente Amélie Leroux, âgée de 96 ans, a développé une pneumonie le 24 avril et a été hospitalisée le 27 avril` | `La patiente Élise Clement, âgée de 90 ans, a développé une pneumonie le 28 mai et a été hospitalisée le 31 mai` |
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| Surrogation | es-US | `María López fue atendida por el Dr. Andrew Chen en el Hospital St. Mary’s en Navidad y tuvo una cita de seguimiento el 10 de enero` | `Ariana Morison fue atendida por el Dr. James Pardo en el Ochsner Medical Center en Nochevieja y tuvo una cita de seguimiento el 12 de febrero` |

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