get_china_child_mortality: Get Under-5 Mortality Rate in China from World Bank

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Get Under-5 Mortality Rate in China from World Bank

Description

Retrieves China's under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the years 2010 to 2022 using the World Bank Open Data API. The indicator used is SH.DYN.MORT.

Usage

get_china_child_mortality()

Details

This function sends a GET request to the World Bank API. If the API request fails or returns an error status code, the function returns NULL with an informative message.

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• indicator: Indicator name (e.g., "Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)")

• country: Country name ("China")

• year: Year of the data (integer)

• value: Under-5 mortality rate per 1,000 live births (numeric)

Note

Requires internet connection.

Source

World Bank Open Data API: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT

See Also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  get_china_child_mortality()
}

ChinAPIs documentation built on Aug. 27, 2025, 1:08 a.m.