← All Countries
Sri Lanka
Downloads
Resources
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)
Sri Lanka
Recommended citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ:
Global Diet Quality Project. DQQ for Sri Lanka. 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 Dec 11, 2021 – Jan 28, 2022
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W)
82%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)
6.2
All-5
58%
Protective Food Consumption (PFC)
66%
Starchy staple foods
99%
Vegetables
89%
Fruits
78%
At least one whole grain, pulse, nut, or seed
87%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
80%
Animal-source foods
93%
Unhealthy Food Consumption (UFC)
62%
More than one sugary food or beverage
57%
More than one salty ultra-processed food
9%
Processed meats
11%
Healthy Diet Pattern for prevention of chronic disease
23%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption
6%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
7%
Starchy staple foods
99%
Whole grains
45%
Foods made from grains
99%
White roots, tubers, or plantains
54%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
80%
Pulses
77%
Nuts or seeds
13%
Vegetables
89%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables
40%
Dark green leafy vegetables
50%
Other vegetables
76%
Fruits
78%
Vitamin A-rich fruits
44%
Citrus
9%
Other fruits
68%
Dairy
64%
Milk
55%
Yogurt
19%
Cheese
3%
Eggs
35%
Meat, poultry, or fish
75%
Fish or seafood
61%
Poultry
23%
Unprocessed red meat
5%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)
3%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)
2%
Fast food or instant noodles
10%
Salty or fried snacks
32%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks
4%
Instant noodles
8%
Fast food
2%
Deep fried foods
26%
Sweet foods
64%
Baked or grain-based sweets
56%
Other sweets
28%
Sweet beverages
76%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
7%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa
71%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks
7%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night