| name | health-statistics |
| description | Query the National Institute for Health Development PxWeb API for official Estonian health indicators and machine-readable multidimensional tables. |
Estonia Health Statistics
Access
- API root:
https://statistika.tai.ee/api/v1/et/
- Database root:
https://statistika.tai.ee/api/v1/et/Andmebaas
- The path is case-sensitive. The public API requires no authentication.
Discover
GET the database root, then append each list item's id while type is l. A table item has type: "t", an .px id, title, and update timestamp. GET the complete table path to retrieve its dimension metadata.
Query
POST the standard PxWeb body to the same .px URL:
{
"query": [
{"code": "Aasta", "selection": {"filter": "item", "values": ["2025"]}},
{"code": "Elulisus", "selection": {"filter": "item", "values": ["1"]}}
],
"response": {"format": "json-stat2"}
}
The example table is Andmebaas/01Rahvastik/02Synnid/SR001.px. Always GET metadata first and use its exact dimension codes and values.
Return
Preserve table path/title, source, update timestamp, notes/methodology links, dimension codes and labels, units, selected categories, values, and retrieval time.
Limits
- Public aggregates only; no patient-level records.
- Table notes can define denominator changes, breaks, and mandatory caveats.
- Keep missing/suppressed values distinct from zero.
Verify
Require JSON-stat2 class: "dataset", matching id/size dimensions, a value count equal to the product of size, and the table's source and notes.
