# UNICEF Stats MCP

Query UNICEF child development statistics across 200+ countries without an API key. Helpful for pulling health, education, and demographic metrics directly into chats.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 7
- Author: jpazvd
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/jpazvd/unicefstats-mcp
- Updated: 2026-06-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/unicef-stats-mcp

## What it does

This MCP server links your coding assistant to the official SDMX REST endpoint of the UNICEF Data Warehouse. It provides access to over 790 child-focused indicators, including nutrition, mortality rates, immunization, sanitation, and schooling. You can segment records by gender, age groups, household wealth quintiles, and urban or rural areas.

Internally, it acts as a lightweight wrapper around the `unicefdata` Python library. The tool provides 9 operations covering indicator discovery, metadata lookups, and JSON payload retrieval tailored for model context. Built-in caching handles repeat requests smoothly without needing developer registration or authentication credentials.

A single tool call caps output at 500 records, which makes large batch extractions impractical. For full dataset exports, use the upstream `unicefdata` library instead. The repository is an independent open-source project and not an endorsed UNICEF release.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add unicefstats-mcp -- uvx unicefstats-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from unicefstats-mcp <command>

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add unicef-stats-mcp -- uvx unicefstats-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from unicefstats-mcp <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "unicef-stats-mcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "unicefstats-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from unicefstats-mcp <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "unicef-stats-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "unicefstats-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from unicefstats-mcp <command>

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add unicef-stats-mcp uvx unicefstats-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from unicefstats-mcp <command>

## When to use it
- retrieve child mortality and nutrition metrics for over 200 countries
- break down international development stats by gender, age, and residence
- inspect global education and immunization figures without signing up for an API key
- stream structured SDMX statistics into conversational agent context

## Example prompts
- Show child mortality trends in Brazil over the last five years broken down by sex.
- Find primary education completion rates in Kenya and compare them across wealth quintiles.
- Look up the latest immunization coverage indicators available for Pakistan.

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