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WHO health statistics in Duaer

In Duaer: Country health statistics from the WHO Global Health Observatory: life expectancy, mortality, disease burden, risk factors, and health systems, by year and sex. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer WHO health statistics reads the WHO GHO OData API. With an indicator code it returns values newest first, often split by sex; with only words it lists matching indicator codes.

Pick Duaer Data → WHO health statistics in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: World Bank indicators, diseases, Air quality.

When to use it

Compare life expectancy, obesity, or tobacco use across countries.
Add official WHO figures with confidence intervals to a health report.

When not to use it

Economic indicators. Use World Bank indicators.
Disease records and genetics. Use diseases.

Search on the canvas

Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → WHO health statistics.
Fill Indicator (such as WHOSIS_000001). Optional: Country (such as CHN), Year, Words.
Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/who-gho?indicator=WHOSIS_000001&country=CHN&limit=6
Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-who-gho
description: >-
  Duaer WHO health statistics. Country health statistics from the WHO Global Health Observatory: life expectancy, mortality, disease burden, risk factors, and health systems, by year and sex.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer WHO health statistics

Duaer WHO health statistics reads the WHO GHO OData API. With an indicator code it returns values newest first, often split by sex; with only `words` it lists matching indicator codes.

## When to use

- Compare life expectancy, obesity, or tobacco use across countries.
- Add official WHO figures with confidence intervals to a health report.

## When not to use

- Economic indicators. Use https://skills.duaer.com/world-bank.md.
- Disease records and genetics. Use https://skills.duaer.com/diseases.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/who-gho?indicator=WHOSIS_000001&country=CHN&limit=6`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `indicator`, or `words` to find indicator codes.

- `indicator` — GHO indicator code, such as WHOSIS_000001 (life expectancy at birth).
- `country` — Optional. Three-letter ISO code, such as CHN.
- `year` — Optional. Only this year.
- `words` — Optional. Find indicator codes by name, such as obesity, when no indicator is given.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

Common codes: `WHOSIS_000001` life expectancy at birth, `WHOSIS_000015` life expectancy at 60, `NCD_BMI_30A` adult obesity (%), `M_Est_smk_curr_std` tobacco use (%), `MDG_0000000001` infant mortality.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/who-gho?indicator=WHOSIS_000001&country=CHN&limit=6` — life expectancy in China.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/who-gho?words=obesity` — find obesity indicator codes.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `indicator`, `indicatorName` — GHO code and name.
- `country`, `region` — ISO3 code and WHO region.
- `year`, `breakdown` — year and split such as female or both sexes.
- `value`, `low`, `high`, `display` — value, uncertainty range, and WHO display text.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/world-bank.md — Duaer World Bank indicators
- https://skills.duaer.com/diseases.md
- https://skills.duaer.com/air-quality.md — Duaer Air quality

Questions

How many credits does a WHO health statistics search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

How do I find a WHO indicator code for Duaer?

Call Duaer WHO health statistics with only `words`, such as obesity, and copy the indicator from a row.

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