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Afghanistan

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Use the following resources to conduct your own diet quality survey and analyze the results.

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  • DQQ translated into the national language(s) and in English
  • IYCF DQQ: Companion questionnaire for infants and young children (age 6-23 months)
Resources for Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Recommended citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ:
Global Diet Quality Project. DQQ for Afghanistan. Accessed at dietquality.org.
Recommended citation for use of the DQQ data:
Global Diet Quality Project. 2025. DQQ Data. dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/dqqdata.
Data Collection Details

Indicators

Data collected Aug 20, 2022 – Aug 19, 2023
GDR Score - 10.1NCD-Risk Score - 1.1NCD-Protect Score - 2.2
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W)
30%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)
4.1
All-5
20%
Protective Food Consumption (PFC)
24%
Starchy staple foods
98%
Vegetables
78%
Fruits
48%
At least one whole grain, pulse, nut, or seed
47%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
40%
Animal-source foods
73%
Unhealthy Food Consumption (UFC)
49%
More than one sugary food or beverage
49%
More than one salty ultra-processed food
2%
Processed meats
0%
Healthy Diet Pattern for prevention of chronic disease
7%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption
15%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
8%
Starchy staple foods
98%
Whole grains
12%
Foods made from grains
95%
White roots, tubers, or plantains
52%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
40%
Pulses
31%
Nuts or seeds
15%
Vegetables
78%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables
10%
Dark green leafy vegetables
17%
Other vegetables
74%
Fruits
48%
Vitamin A-rich fruits
17%
Citrus
3%
Other fruits
42%
Dairy
64%
Milk
21%
Yogurt
57%
Cheese
9%
Eggs
20%
Meat, poultry, or fish
25%
Fish or seafood
1%
Poultry
7%
Unprocessed red meat
19%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)
19%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)
0%
Fast food or instant noodles
3%
Salty or fried snacks
11%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks
3%
Instant noodles
2%
Fast food
1%
Deep fried foods
8%
Sweet foods
56%
Baked or grain-based sweets
15%
Other sweets
52%
Sweet beverages
73%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
8%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa
68%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks
6%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night