React - How to pass returned data from an exported function to a component?

How can I pass data I receive from a get request pass over to a component? Whatever I tried wouldn't work but my thinking was as the code below shows.. Thanks!

    export function data() {
        axios.get('www.example.de')
            .then(function(res) {
                return res.data
            })
            .then(function(data) {
                this.setState({
                    list: data
                })
            })
    }

    import {data} from './api.js';

    class Test extends React.Component {
        constructor(props) {
            super(props);
            this.state = {
                list: ""
            };
        }

        componentWillMount() {
            data();
        }
        render() {
            return <p > this.state.list < /p>
        }
    }