WHO Global Health Observatory API

by who.int

Health Added on November 7th, 2026 Checked and working on November 7th, 2026

What it does

The WHO Global Health Observatory API gives the health statistics of the World Health Organization for all countries: life expectancy, mortality, diseases, vaccination, health workforce and more, for example to compare life expectancy between countries. It is an OData API: ask for an indicator code and filter by country and year, with JSON answers. Free, no key needed.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: Free, no key needed.
From the browser: No, call it from a server
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: who.int
Last checked: Working on November 7th, 2026

More information: https://www.who.int/data/gho/info/gho-odata-api

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/WHOSIS_000001?$filter=SpatialDim%20eq%20'\''NLD'\'''

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/WHOSIS_000001?$filter=SpatialDim%20eq%20'NLD'");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/WHOSIS_000001?$filter=SpatialDim%20eq%20'NLD'",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Run the JavaScript on a server, such as Node.js 18 or newer: this API does not accept calls from web pages on other sites.