get_colombia_life_expectancy: Get Colombia's Life Expectancy at Birth (Total, Years) from...

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Get Colombia's Life Expectancy at Birth (Total, Years) from World Bank

Description

Retrieves Colombia's life expectancy at birth (total, years) for the years 2010 to 2022 using the World Bank Open Data API. The indicator used is SP.DYN.LE00.IN.

Usage

get_colombia_life_expectancy()

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 an empty tibble with the expected structure, instead of NULL, to ensure CRAN compatibility in offline checks.

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• indicator: Indicator name (e.g., "Life expectancy at birth, total (years)")

• country: Country name ("Colombia")

• year: Year of the data (integer)

• value: Life expectancy at birth in years

Note

Requires internet connection for real data.

Source

World Bank Open Data API: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN

See Also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble

Examples

  life_expectancy_data <- get_colombia_life_expectancy()
  head(life_expectancy_data)

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