NEWS.md

In ChileDataAPI: Access Chilean Data via APIs and Curated Datasets

ChileDataAPI 0.2.0

Breaking Changes

• get_country_info() was renamed to get_country_info_cl() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

The following APIs were added to the ChileDataAPI package:

• 'World Bank API' https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392,
• 'Nager.Date' https://date.nager.at/Api.

The following functions were added to the ChileDataAPI package:

• get_chile_holidays(): Get official public holidays in chile for a given year.

• get_chile_child_mortality(): Get Chile’s Under-5 Mortality Rate data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_cpi(): Get Chile’s Consumer Price Index (2010 = 100) data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_energy_use(): Get Chile’s Energy Use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_gdp(): Get Chile’s GDP (current US$) data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_hospital_beds(): Get Chile’s Hospital Beds (per 1,000 people) data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_life_expectancy(): Get Chile’s Life Expectancy at Birth data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_literacy_rate(): Get Chile’s Adult Literacy Rate data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_population(): Get Chile’s Total Population data from the World Bank.

• get_chile_unemployment(): Get Chile’s Total Unemployment Rate data from the World Bank.

ChileDataAPI 0.1.0

Initial Release

• First release of ChileDataAPI package.
• Added view_datasets_ChileDataAPI() function to explore available datasets.
• Curated Collection of datasets that cover diverse aspects of Chilean society.

ChileDataAPI documentation built on Sept. 11, 2025, 9:09 a.m.