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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

North Macedonia
Required citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ or IYCF DQQ:
Global Diet Quality Project. Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) for North Macedonia. Accessed at dietquality.org on October 21, 2025.You are free to use the Diet Quality Questionnaires (DQQ), under the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license under which they are published. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made during use. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted, meaning you cannot distribute a modified form of the work.
- BY: Credit must be given to the creator.
- NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
- ND: No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.
Required citation for use of the Required citation for use of the country-level results (for example, MDD-W prevalence in a country):
Global Diet Quality Project. 2024. “DQQ Results Dataset 2021-2024.” Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/doi:10.7910/DVN/KY3W8A. Accessed at dietquality.org on October 21, 2025.You are free to use the DQQ data, under the terms of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license under which they are published. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
- BY: Credit must be given to the creator.
- NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
- SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.
Required citation for use of the Gallup World Poll microdata:
Global Diet Quality Project. 2024. “DQQ Microdata 2021-2024.” Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/doi:10.7910/DVN/PWWJSA.Indicators
National DQQ data available
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W) 
 79%
All-5 
 42%
Protective Food Consumption (PFC) 
 47%
Vegetables 
 94%
Fruits 
 84%
At least one whole grain, pulse, nut, or seed 
 56%
Unhealthy Food Consumption (UFC) 
 87%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks) 
 54%
More than one sugary food or beverage 
 83%
More than one salty ultra-processed food 
 32%
Processed meats 
 31%
Healthy Diet Pattern for prevention of chronic disease 
 5%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption 
 3%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) 
 6
Starchy staple foods 
 97%
Whole grains 
 11%
Foods made from grains 
 93%
White roots, tubers, or plantains 
 46%
Pulses, nuts or seeds 
 53%
Pulses 
 23%
Nuts or seeds 
 39%
Vegetables 
 94%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables 
 29%
Dark green leafy vegetables 
 13%
Other vegetables 
 92%
Fruits 
 84%
Vitamin A-rich fruits 
 31%
Citrus 
 7%
Other fruits 
 78%
Animal-source foods 
 97%
Dairy 
 86%
Milk 
 23%
Yogurt 
 51%
Cheese 
 75%
Eggs 
 49%
Meat, poultry, or fish 
 78%
Fish or seafood 
 14%
Poultry 
 28%
Unprocessed red meat 
 35%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants) 
 18%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants) 
 18%
Fast food or instant noodles 
 20%
Salty or fried snacks 
 53%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks 
 22%
Instant noodles 
 15%
Fast food 
 8%
Deep fried foods 
 37%
Sweet foods 
 65%
Baked or grain-based sweets 
 35%
Other sweets 
 50%
Sweet beverages 
 94%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks) 
 54%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa 
 80%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks 
 46%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night
