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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
Mongolia
Recommended citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ:
Global Diet Quality Project. DQQ for Mongolia. 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 Aug 31 – Oct 22, 2023
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W)
55%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)
4.8
All-5
9%
Protective Food Consumption (PFC)
21%
Starchy staple foods
93%
Vegetables
67%
Fruits
54%
At least one whole grain, pulse, nut, or seed
39%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
13%
Animal-source foods
98%
Unhealthy Food Consumption (UFC)
69%
More than one sugary food or beverage
65%
More than one salty ultra-processed food
17%
Processed meats
22%
Healthy Diet Pattern for prevention of chronic disease
4%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption
21%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
42%
Starchy staple foods
93%
Whole grains
32%
Foods made from grains
80%
White roots, tubers, or plantains
70%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
13%
Pulses
6%
Nuts or seeds
8%
Vegetables
67%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables
55%
Dark green leafy vegetables
14%
Other vegetables
44%
Fruits
54%
Vitamin A-rich fruits
16%
Citrus
17%
Other fruits
47%
Dairy
78%
Milk
65%
Yogurt
54%
Cheese
26%
Eggs
34%
Meat, poultry, or fish
95%
Fish or seafood
5%
Poultry
11%
Unprocessed red meat
92%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)
91%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)
5%
Fast food or instant noodles
14%
Salty or fried snacks
43%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks
7%
Instant noodles
11%
Fast food
5%
Deep fried foods
33%
Sweet foods
62%
Baked or grain-based sweets
32%
Other sweets
52%
Sweet beverages
68%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
42%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa
33%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks
30%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night