DHS Program API
Provides access to population and health survey data from over 90 countries, including fertility, mortality, nutrition, and demographic indicators drawn from nationally representative household surveys. Also offers survey metadata, geospatial boundaries, publications, and downloadable datasets.
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Slug: dhsprogram
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Base URL:
Auth: none
Endpoints: 19
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:04.366025
Key:
dhsprogram.com:dhs-program-apiBase URL:
https://www.dhsprogram.com/Auth: none
Endpoints: 19
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:04.366025
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Tutorials
- Getting Started with the DHS Program API — I can pull nationally representative demographic and health statistics — fertility, malaria, child mortality, nutrition — from the DHS Program's 400+ surveys across 90+ countries, with confidence intervals and survey metadata, but the data reflects fieldwork completed years ago, not current conditions.
Skills
- Query dhs health statistics — I can pull nationally representative health statistics — fertility, malaria, child mortality, nutrition — from the DHS Program's 400+ surveys across 90+ countries with confidence intervals, but the data reflects completed fieldwork, not current conditions.
Endpoints (19)
| Path | Summary | Response | Auth |
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| countries | Get list of countries | text/html |
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| data | Get survey indicator data | application/json |
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| data/{countryId} | Get indicator data for country | text/html |
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| datasets | Get all datasets | application/json |
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| geometry | Get geometry data | application/json |
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| indicators | Get list of indicators | application/json |
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| info | Get API information | application/json |
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| publications | Get all publications | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/countries | List all countries | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/data | Get survey data | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/datasets | List datasets | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/indicators | List all indicators | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/info | Get API information | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/surveycharacteristics | List survey characteristics | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/surveys | List all surveys | application/json |
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| rest/dhs/tags | List indicator tags | application/json |
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| surveycharacteristics | Get survey characteristics | text/html |
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| surveys | Get list of surveys | application/json |
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| tags | Get all tags | text/html |
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