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CDC Wonder API
CDC
US CDC public health data. Mortality, cancer, natality, and infectious disease.
Cause of DeathCancer IncidenceBirth RateInfant MortalityInfectious Disease
No AuthFreeAnnualCountry
SO 624 Q's
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// CDC Wonder requires a form POST — use the public datasets API instead
const res = await fetch(
  'https://data.cdc.gov/resource/bi63-dtpu.json?$limit=5&$order=year DESC'
);
const data = await res.json();
data.forEach(d => console.log(`${d.year} ${d.cause_of_death}: ${d.deaths} deaths`));
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ClinicalTrials.gov API
NIH
NIH's ClinicalTrials.gov API provides access to study details, eligibility, outcomes and more. Global coverage, updated daily. No authentication required.
Study detailsEligibilityOutcomesEnrollmentResults
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Fitbit API
Fitbit/Google
Fitbit/Google's Fitbit API provides access to activity, heart rate, sleep and more. Global coverage, updated realtime. Free tier available.
ActivityHeart rateSleepNutritionBody measurements
OAuthFreeReal-timeGlobal
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Garmin Health API
Garmin
Garmin's Garmin Health API provides access to daily summaries, activities, sleep and more. Global coverage, updated realtime.
Daily summariesActivitiesSleepStressBody composition
OAuthPaidReal-timeGlobal
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MedlinePlus API
NLM
NLM's MedlinePlus API provides access to health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia and more. Global coverage, updated daily. No authentication required.
Health topicsDrug informationMedical encyclopediaHealth news
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NHS API
NHS
NHS's NHS API provides access to conditions, medicines, symptoms and more. Country coverage, updated daily. Free tier available.
ConditionsMedicinesSymptomsServicesPrescription data
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OpenFDA API
FDA
FDA's OpenFDA API provides access to drug events, device events, food enforcement and more. Country coverage, updated weekly. No authentication required.
Drug eventsDevice eventsFood enforcementDrug labelsClinical trials
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Our World in Data — Health
Our World in Data
1Low Activity
Long-run global health data. Life expectancy, disease burden, healthcare access.
Life ExpectancyChild MortalityDisease BurdenHealthcare AccessVaccination Rates
No AuthFreeAnnualGlobal
★ 758
Quick start
const res = await fetch(
  'https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy.csv?tab=chart&country=USA~GBR~JPN~KOR~DEU'
);
const text = await res.text();
const lines = text.trim().split('\n').slice(-5);
lines.forEach(l => console.log(l));
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PubMed API (Entrez)
NIH/NCBI
NIH/NCBI's PubMed API (Entrez) provides access to article search, abstract, authors and more. Global coverage, updated daily. Free tier available.
Article searchAbstractAuthorsCitationsMeSH terms
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RxNorm API
NLM
NLM's RxNorm API provides access to drug names, ndc codes, drug interactions and more. Country coverage, updated weekly. No authentication required.
Drug namesNDC codesDrug interactionsDosage formsIngredients
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WHO Data API
WHO
WHO's WHO Data API provides access to mortality, disease burden, health systems and more. Global coverage, updated annual. No authentication required.
MortalityDisease burdenHealth systemsRisk factorsSDGs
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WHO ICD API
WHO
WHO's WHO ICD API provides access to icd-11 codes, disease classification, postcoordination and more. Global coverage, updated annual. Free tier available.
ICD-11 codesDisease classificationPostcoordinationSearch
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