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WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO) Scraper
Scrape the WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO) - the world's most comprehensive public health statistics database. Access 2,000+ health indicators across 194 countries: life expectancy, disease burden, mortality rates, nutrition, tobacco use, mental health, and more. No authentication required.
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Extract health statistics from the WHO Global Health Observatory — the world's most authoritative and comprehensive public health database with 2,000+ indicators across 194 countries, spanning life expectancy, disease burden, mortality, nutrition, tobacco use, mental health, maternal and child health, and more.
What It Does
This actor queries the public WHO GHO OData API (no authentication required) to retrieve structured health statistics including:
- Indicator name and code
- Country and WHO region
- Year of measurement
- Numeric value with confidence intervals (low/high estimates)
- Sex/age dimensions when available
Modes
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
getIndicatorData | Fetch all data points for a specific WHO indicator code |
searchIndicators | Search the WHO GHO catalog for indicators by keyword |
listCountries | List all 234 countries and territories in the GHO |
Input Parameters
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
mode | select | getIndicatorData, searchIndicators, or listCountries |
indicatorCode | string | WHO indicator code (e.g. WHOSIS_000001). Required for mode=getIndicatorData |
searchKeyword | string | Keyword to search indicators (e.g. diabetes, tobacco, mortality) |
countryCode | string | ISO-3166 alpha-3 country code (e.g. USA, GBR, FRA) |
regionCode | select | WHO region code (AFR, AMR, EUR, SEAR, EMR, WPR) |
yearFrom | integer | Include data from this year onward |
yearTo | integer | Include data up to this year |
sex | select | Sex dimension filter (Both, Female, Male) |
maxItems | integer | Maximum records to return (default 200, max 5000) |
Output Fields
Common Indicator Codes
| Code | Indicator |
|---|---|
WHOSIS_000001 | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
WHOSIS_000002 | Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) |
WHOSIS_000007 | Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) |
MDG_0000000017 | Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) |
SA_0000001462 | Alcohol, recorded per capita consumption (15+) |
NCD_BMI_30A | Prevalence of obesity (18+ years, age-standardized) |
Use mode=searchIndicators with a keyword to discover more codes.
Example Use Cases
- Global health research — Download life expectancy or disease burden data for all countries
- Country comparisons — Compare health metrics across WHO regions
- Time-series analysis — Track health trends by year for specific countries
- Public health dashboards — Power data visualizations with authoritative WHO statistics
Data Source
Data comes from the WHO Global Health Observatory OData API (ghoapi.azureedge.net/api) — a free, publicly accessible API with no authentication required, maintained by the World Health Organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
How current is the data? The GHO is updated continuously. Most indicators have data through 2022 or 2023.
Are confidence intervals included?
Yes — where available, the lowEstimate and highEstimate fields contain 95% confidence interval bounds.
Can I get data for a specific sex?
Yes — use the sex filter (Both sexes, Female, Male).
What is the maximum dataset size? The API returns up to 5,000 records per run. For large indicators with many countries and years, use country or region filters to get specific subsets.
