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Use the following resources to conduct your own diet quality survey and analyze the results.
- DQQ translated into the national language(s) and in English
- IYCF DQQ: Companion questionnaire for infants and young children (age 6-23 months)
Mauritania
Recommended citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ: Global Diet Quality Project. DQQ for Mauritania. Accessed at dietquality.org.Recommended citation for use of the DQQ data: Global Diet Quality Project. 2024. DQQ Data. dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/dqqdataIndicators
Data collected Aug 27 – Sep 22, 2023
MDD-W
53%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)
4.8
All-5
20%
At least one starchy staple food
91%
At least one vegetable
65%
At least one fruit
43%
At least one pulse, nut, or seed
44%
At least one animal-source food
92%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption
27%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
13%
At least one starchy staple food
91%
Whole grains
27%
Foods made from grains
87%
White roots, tubers, or plantains
26%
At least one pulse, nut, or seed
44%
Pulses
36%
Nuts or seeds
15%
At least one vegetable
65%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables
43%
Dark green leafy vegetables
28%
Other vegetables
46%
At least one fruit
43%
Vitamin A-rich fruits
20%
Citrus
15%
Other fruits
36%
Dairy
78%
Milk
66%
Yogurt
42%
Cheese
11%
Eggs
19%
Meat, poultry, or fish
76%
Fish or seafood
32%
Poultry
25%
Unprocessed red meat
48%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)
43%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)
12%
Processed meats
25%
Salty packaged snacks, instant noodles, or fast food
27%
Salty or fried snacks
32%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks
11%
Instant noodles
13%
Fast food
9%
Deep fried foods
20%
Sweet foods
33%
Baked or grain-based sweets
26%
Other sweets
17%
Sweet beverages
87%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
13%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa
83%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks
23%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night