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CDC WONDER API

The CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) API enables automated data queries in XML format over HTTP. Supports access to online databases covering mortality, natality, cancer statistics, AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, and environmental health data. Requests are HTTP POST to the WONDER controller endpoint with XML parameters; responses are returned as XML.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: CDC WONDER API
description: The CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) API enables automated
  data queries in XML format over HTTP. Supports access to online databases covering mortality, natality,
  cancer statistics, AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, and environmental health data.
  Requests are HTTP POST to the WONDER controller endpoint with XML parameters; responses are returned
  as XML.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://wonder.cdc.gov
baseURL: https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest
tags:
- Disease Surveillance
- Mortality
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/help/WONDER-API.html
contact:
- FN: CDC WONDER
  email: wonder@cdc.gov