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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
Quick start
// 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`));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
No AuthFreeDailyGlobal
VisitFitbit 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
VisitGarmin 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
VisitMedlinePlus 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
No AuthFreeDailyGlobal
VisitNHS API
NHS
NHS's NHS API provides access to conditions, medicines, symptoms and more. Country coverage, updated daily. Free tier available.
ConditionsMedicinesSymptomsServicesPrescription data
API KeyFreeDailyCountry
VisitOpenFDA 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
No AuthFreeWeeklyCountry
VisitOur 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));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
API KeyFreeDailyGlobal
VisitRxNorm 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
No AuthFreeWeeklyCountry
VisitWHO 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
No AuthFreeAnnualGlobal
VisitWHO 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
OAuthFreeAnnualGlobal
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