---
title: "Top-N country ranking for a WHO GHO indicator and year"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/health/who/rankings/{code}"
tags: ["Health"]
---

# Top-N country ranking for a WHO GHO indicator and year

`GET /api/v1/health/who/rankings/{code}`

Rank countries by a World Health Organization Global Health Observatory (WHO GHO) indicator for a chosen calendar year. Only rows with `SpatialDimType=COUNTRY` and `Dim1=SEX_BTSX` (both sexes) are considered so the leaderboard is comparable across countries. Use `order=desc` (default) for largest values first (e.g. countries with the highest life expectancy) or `order=asc` for lowest values first (e.g. lowest under-5 mortality).

## Path parameters

- `code` string, required — Indicator code (e.g. `WHOSIS_000001` for life expectancy, `MDG_0000000007` for under-5 mortality).

## Query parameters

- `year` integer, required — Calendar year of the ranking (required).
- `limit` integer — Maximum entries to return (1 to 50).
- `order` string — Sort direction - `desc` for highest values first, `asc` for lowest.

## Response `200`

Ranked country entries with rank, code, WHO region, year, numeric value, and display string.

- EnvelopeWhoGhoRankingsPayload
  - `data` WhoGhoRankingsPayload, required — Top-N country leaderboard for an indicator and year.
    - `code` string, required — Indicator code that was queried.
    - `year` integer, required — Calendar year of the ranking.
    - `order` string, required — Sort direction (`asc` or `desc`).
    - `entries` WhoGhoRankingEntry[], required — Ranked country entries.
      - `rank` integer, nullable — 1-based rank within the requested `order` direction.
      - `country` string, nullable — Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, or non-standard legacy code).
      - `country_name` string, nullable — English-language country name.
      - `region` string, nullable — WHO region code.
      - `year` integer, nullable — Year of the observation.
      - `value` number, nullable — Numeric observation value.
      - `value_display` string, nullable — Pre-formatted display string with confidence interval when available.
    - `count` integer, required — Number of entries returned.
  - `meta` SugraMeta, required — Metadata attached to every /api/v1/* response envelope.
    - `endpoint` string, required — Requested endpoint path.
    - `data_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of the source data, not of the request.
    - `response_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when this response was produced.
    - `provider` string, required — API name and version.
    - `source` string, nullable — Identifier of the primary upstream source used for this response.
    - `attribution` string, nullable — Human-readable attribution mandated by an upstream source (e.g. a securities regulator or self-regulatory organization). Present only on responses whose source requires the owner and source to be clearly identified. Do not remove or alter it when using the response.
    - `fallback_used` boolean, nullable — True when the primary source failed and a fallback produced the data.
    - `fallback_chain` string[], nullable — Ordered list of sources attempted, in the order they were tried.
    - `cached` boolean, nullable — True when this response was served from the internal cache.
    - `stale` boolean, nullable — True when the cached response was returned after the upstream rate-limited or errored. Clients can use this to detect degraded data.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid `x-api-key` header.
- `422` — Validation Error
- `429` — Daily rate limit exceeded. Check `X-RateLimit-Reset` for the next window.
- `503` — Upstream source is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.

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