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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
Costa Rica
Recommended citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ:
Global Diet Quality Project. DQQ for Costa Rica. Accessed at dietquality.org.Recommended citation for use of the DQQ data:
Global Diet Quality Project. 2025. DQQ Data. dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/dqqdata.Indicators
Data collected Oct 27, 2023 – Jan 28, 2024
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W)
71%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)
5.9
All-5
41%
Protective Food Consumption (PFC)
46%
Starchy staple foods
93%
Vegetables
74%
Fruits
72%
At least one whole grain, pulse, nut, or seed
76%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
71%
Animal-source foods
95%
Unhealthy Food Consumption (UFC)
83%
More than one sugary food or beverage
73%
More than one salty ultra-processed food
36%
Processed meats
45%
Healthy Diet Pattern for prevention of chronic disease
7%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption
12%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
38%
Starchy staple foods
93%
Whole grains
24%
Foods made from grains
89%
White roots, tubers, or plantains
47%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
71%
Pulses
67%
Nuts or seeds
13%
Vegetables
74%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables
32%
Dark green leafy vegetables
13%
Other vegetables
70%
Fruits
72%
Vitamin A-rich fruits
27%
Citrus
34%
Other fruits
62%
Dairy
61%
Milk
37%
Yogurt
13%
Cheese
41%
Eggs
70%
Meat, poultry, or fish
88%
Fish or seafood
30%
Poultry
40%
Unprocessed red meat
49%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)
28%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)
31%
Fast food or instant noodles
17%
Salty or fried snacks
50%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks
27%
Instant noodles
8%
Fast food
10%
Deep fried foods
32%
Sweet foods
64%
Baked or grain-based sweets
51%
Other sweets
36%
Sweet beverages
86%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
38%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa
71%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks
40%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night