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IHME GBD Claude connector

Explore IHME Global Burden of Disease data: causes of death, disease burden, and risk factors worldwide.

Add IHME GBD to Claude

Add to Claude
URL https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp
$ claude mcp add --transport http ihme-gbd https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp

Needs a IHME GBD account All setup steps

IHME GBD in Claude at a glance

Reads
32 tools
Actual vs expecteds, cause burdens, cause impairment pairs and 29 more
Creates & edits
7 tools
Choropleth maps, disease children profiles, disease profiles and 4 more
Deletes
Nothing
No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as
Your account
Claude works through your own IHME GBD sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

  1. 1 · You ask

    “Find IHME GBD methods about [a topic].”

  2. 2 · Claude calls

    search_methods

    Finds methods that match what you ask for

  3. 3 · Server runs it

    gbdmcp.healthdata.org

    As your IHME GBD account

  4. 4 · Answer

    Reply in the chat

    Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from IHME GBD’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add IHME GBD to Claude

IHME GBD docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

  1. 1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for IHME GBD.
  2. 2 Click Connect. Sign in to IHME GBD and approve access.
  3. 3 In a chat, check IHME GBD is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

  1. 1
    Add the server: 
    claude mcp add --transport http ihme-gbd https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp
    Add --scope user to use it in every project.
  2. 2 Run /mcp, pick ihme-gbd and sign in.
  3. 3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

IHME GBD MCP server URL

https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp

IHME GBD MCP tools

45

32 read, 7 write, 6 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

  • Choropleth maps 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • build_choropleth_map Writes Builds a choropleth map (our summary)

  • Define terms 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • define_term Unclear

  • Disease children profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • build_disease_children_profile Writes Builds a disease children profile (our summary)

  • Disease profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • build_disease_profile Writes Builds a disease profile (our summary)
Show 41 more groups · 41 tools, 9 that change data · host disease children profiles, host disease profiles, host location children profiles, host location profiles, host risk outcome profiles, location children profiles, location groups, location profiles, risk outcome profiles, actual vs expecteds, cause burdens, cause impairment pairs, cause injury pairs, cause pathogen pairs, cause risk pairs, cause trends, child mortality trends, childrens, etiologies, fertilities, hales, impairments, injury burdens, le decompositions, life expectancies, methods, mmrs, mortality probabilities, multi location trends, percent changes, populations, profile caches, risk attributable burdens, sdis, sevs, supplementary datas, terms, top causes, top causes trends, top locations, top risks

  • Host disease children profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • host_disease_children_profile Unclear

  • Host disease profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • host_disease_profile Unclear

  • Host location children profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • host_location_children_profile Unclear

  • Host location profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • host_location_profile Unclear

  • Host risk outcome profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • host_risk_outcome_profile Unclear

  • Location children profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • build_location_children_profile Writes Builds a location children profile (our summary)

  • Location groups 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • resolve_location_group Writes Resolves a location group (our summary)

  • Location profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • build_location_profile Writes Builds a location profile (our summary)

  • Risk outcome profiles 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • build_risk_outcome_profile Writes Builds a risk outcome profile (our summary)

  • Actual vs expecteds 1 tool

    • get_actual_vs_expected Opens one actual vs expected with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Cause burdens 1 tool

    • get_cause_burden Opens one cause burden with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Cause impairment pairs 1 tool

    • list_cause_impairment_pairs Pulls up a list of cause impairment pairs (our summary)
    • None

  • Cause injury pairs 1 tool

    • list_cause_injury_pairs Pulls up a list of cause injury pairs (our summary)
    • None

  • Cause pathogen pairs 1 tool

    • list_cause_pathogen_pairs Pulls up a list of cause pathogen pairs (our summary)
    • None

  • Cause risk pairs 1 tool

    • list_cause_risk_pairs Pulls up a list of cause risk pairs (our summary)
    • None

  • Cause trends 1 tool

    • get_cause_trend Opens one cause trend with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Child mortality trends 1 tool

    • get_child_mortality_trend Opens one child mortality trend with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Childrens 1 tool

    • list_children Pulls up a list of childrens (our summary)
    • None

  • Etiologies 1 tool

    • get_etiology Opens one etiology with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Fertilities 1 tool

    • get_fertility Opens one fertility with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Hales 1 tool

    • get_hale Opens one hale with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Impairments 1 tool

    • get_impairment Opens one impairment with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Injury burdens 1 tool

    • get_injury_burden Opens one injury burden with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Le decompositions 1 tool

    • get_le_decomposition Opens one le decomposition with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Life expectancies 1 tool

    • get_life_expectancy Opens one life expectancy with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Methods 1 tool

    • search_methods Finds methods that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Mmrs 1 tool

    • get_mmr Opens one mmr with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Mortality probabilities 1 tool

    • get_mortality_probability Opens one mortality probability with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Multi location trends 1 tool

    • get_multi_location_trend Opens one multi location trend with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Percent changes 1 tool

    • get_percent_change Opens one percent change with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Populations 1 tool

    • get_population Opens one population with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Profile caches 1 tool

    • check_profile_cache Checks a profile cache (our summary)
    • None

  • Risk attributable burdens 1 tool

    • get_risk_attributable_burden Opens one risk attributable burden with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Sdis 1 tool

    • get_sdi Opens one sdi with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Sevs 1 tool

    • get_sev Opens one sev with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Supplementary datas 1 tool

    • get_supplementary_data Opens one supplementary data with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Terms 1 tool

    • lookup_term Opens one term with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Top causes 1 tool

    • get_top_causes Pulls up a list of top causes (our summary)
    • None

  • Top causes trends 1 tool

    • get_top_causes_trend Opens one top causes trend with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Top locations 1 tool

    • get_top_locations Pulls up a list of top locations (our summary)
    • None

  • Top risks 1 tool

    • get_top_risks Pulls up a list of top risks (our summary)
    • None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with IHME GBD

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool IHME GBD offers. Not from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

  • Find IHME GBD methods about [a topic].

    uses search_methods

  • Open the IHME GBD actual vs expected [name or link] and give me the key points.

    uses get_actual_vs_expected

  • List the IHME GBD cause impairment pairs and give me a short overview.

    uses list_cause_impairment_pairs

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

gbdmcp.healthdata.org

On the developer’s own domain (healthdata.org), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own IHME GBD account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Privacy policy

Published by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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    Questions people ask

    What does the IHME GBD connector do in Claude?

    Ask Claude questions about the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study — the largest and most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss across places and over time — for any country, region, cause, or risk factor. The connector retrieves results directly from the GBD database; it does not model or generate new values. Query deaths, DALYs, YLLs, and YLDs; risk factor exposures and attributable burden; life expectancy, healthy life expectancy (HALE), child mortality, population, and fertility; and detailed injury, impairment, and pathogen data — with Socio-demographic Index (SDI) context for development comparisons. Beyond direct queries, five ready-made profiles generate narrative overviews with tables, charts, and maps: Location, Location Comparison, Disease, Sub-cause Comparison, and Risk-Outcome. Ask naturally, then narrow, broaden, or challenge the results through follow-up — no special commands required. Example questions: • What are the top causes of death in Nigeria? • How has life expectancy in China changed over time? • Which risk factors drive the most cardiovascular disease in Latin America? • Compare child mortality across India's states. Think of it as a fast, conversational front-end for exploring GBD data — complementing IHME's GBD Compare and Results Tool rather than replacing them.

    Is the IHME GBD connector official?

    It is made by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

    What is the IHME GBD MCP server URL?

    https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at gbdmcp.healthdata.org. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http ihme-gbd https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp

    How do I add IHME GBD to Claude Code?

    Run "claude mcp add --transport http ihme-gbd https://gbdmcp.healthdata.org/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose ihme-gbd and sign in to IHME GBD. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

    Do I need a IHME GBD account?

    Yes. You sign in to IHME GBD when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

    Can Claude change or delete my IHME GBD data?

    Judging by tool names, 7 of its 45 tools can change data. The other 32 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.

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