USAID DHS API data rescue

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Name File Type Size Last Modified
dhs_downloaded_1985.json.gz application/gzip 96.2 KB 02/18/2025 04:21:AM
dhs_downloaded_1986.json.gz application/gzip 1.1 MB 02/18/2025 06:55:AM
dhs_downloaded_1987.json.gz application/gzip 1.7 MB 02/18/2025 06:57:AM
dhs_downloaded_1988.json.gz application/gzip 1.3 MB 02/18/2025 06:57:AM
dhs_downloaded_1989.json.gz application/gzip 413.7 KB 02/18/2025 06:55:AM
dhs_downloaded_1990.json.gz application/gzip 2.1 MB 02/18/2025 06:55:AM
dhs_downloaded_1991.json.gz application/gzip 2.7 MB 02/18/2025 06:56:AM
dhs_downloaded_1992.json.gz application/gzip 6.6 MB 02/18/2025 06:57:AM
dhs_downloaded_1993.json.gz application/gzip 4.8 MB 02/18/2025 06:57:AM
dhs_downloaded_1994.json.gz application/gzip 4.6 MB 02/18/2025 06:57:AM

Project Citation: 

USAID. USAID DHS API data rescue. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E220041V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title USAID DHS API data rescue
Summary:  View help for Summary
Data were retrieved from the DHS Program indicator data API, using the following query: https://api.dhsprogram.com/rest/dhs/data/{year},all  

Data were retrieved for years 1985-2023. 

Data are reasonably complete, though I cannot guarantee that every available page of data was retrieved: the API had performance issues, and it was necessary to retry portions of the download several times. 

The data are in compressed JSON format.

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Microdata: Yes                                                                                      
Level of Analysis: --                                            
Variables Present: --                                                    
File Layout: .json                                                                               
Codebook: No                                                                      
Methods: No                                        
Weights (with appropriate documentation): No                           
Publications: No                                                                               
Aggregate Data: No

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms DHS; population data
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage International
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1985 – 2023


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