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
Key: dhsprogram.com:dhs-program-api
Base URL: https://www.dhsprogram.com/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 19
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:04.366025

Links

Homepage: https://www.dhsprogram.com
API Base: https://www.dhsprogram.com/

Topics

GOVERNMENT, HEALTH

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Endpoints (19)

Path Summary Response Auth
countries Get list of countries text/html
data Get survey indicator data application/json
data/{countryId} Get indicator data for country text/html
datasets Get all datasets application/json
geometry Get geometry data application/json
indicators Get list of indicators application/json
info Get API information application/json
publications Get all publications application/json
rest/dhs/countries List all countries application/json
rest/dhs/data Get survey data application/json
rest/dhs/datasets List datasets application/json
rest/dhs/indicators List all indicators application/json
rest/dhs/info Get API information application/json
rest/dhs/surveycharacteristics List survey characteristics application/json
rest/dhs/surveys List all surveys application/json
rest/dhs/tags List indicator tags application/json
surveycharacteristics Get survey characteristics text/html
surveys Get list of surveys application/json
tags Get all tags text/html