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WHO Global Health Observatory API

WHO Global Health Observatory API — Global health statistics and indicators

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WHO Global Health Observatory API exposes global health statistics and indicators We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Health & Science). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/Dimension

{
  "@odata.context": "https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/$metadata#DIMENSION",
  "value": [
    {
      "Code": "ADVERTISINGTYPE",
      "Title": "SUBSTANCE_ABUSE_ADVERTISING_TYPES"
    },
    {
      "Code": "AGEGROUP",
      "Title": "Age Group"
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/Dimension"
const res = await fetch("https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/Dimension");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/Dimension")
print(res.json())

BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET

Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /api/Dimension awaits first probe
GET/api/DimensionPROBED

WHO Global Health Observatory API — Global health statistics and indicators

GET/api

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/1

Api details by ID (example: 1).

GET/api?limit=10

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/api/DIMENSION/COUNTRY/DimensionValues

DimensionValues — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

WHO Global Health Observatory API: common questions

Is WHO Global Health Observatory API free to use?

Yes — WHO Global Health Observatory API is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does WHO Global Health Observatory API need an API key?

No — WHO Global Health Observatory API needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call WHO Global Health Observatory API from the browser?

Not directly — WHO Global Health Observatory API doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is WHO Global Health Observatory API up right now?

WHO Global Health Observatory API is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.