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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
- IYCF DQQ: Companion questionnaire for infants and young children (age 6-23 months)
Senegal
Recommended citation for use of the country-adapted DQQ:
Global Diet Quality Project. DQQ for Senegal. 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 Sep 17 – Oct 11, 2021
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W)
75%
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)
5.5
All-5
28%
Protective Food Consumption (PFC)
37%
Starchy staple foods
97%
Vegetables
85%
Fruits
54%
At least one whole grain, pulse, nut, or seed
70%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
52%
Animal-source foods
91%
Unhealthy Food Consumption (UFC)
64%
More than one sugary food or beverage
62%
More than one salty ultra-processed food
9%
Processed meats
8%
Healthy Diet Pattern for prevention of chronic disease
10%
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption
10%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
17%
Starchy staple foods
97%
Whole grains
45%
Foods made from grains
93%
White roots, tubers, or plantains
54%
Pulses, nuts or seeds
52%
Pulses
31%
Nuts or seeds
37%
Vegetables
85%
Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables
64%
Dark green leafy vegetables
36%
Other vegetables
66%
Fruits
54%
Vitamin A-rich fruits
37%
Citrus
13%
Other fruits
31%
Dairy
64%
Milk
49%
Yogurt
37%
Cheese
9%
Eggs
24%
Meat, poultry, or fish
80%
Fish or seafood
64%
Poultry
16%
Unprocessed red meat
26%
Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)
25%
Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)
2%
Fast food or instant noodles
5%
Salty or fried snacks
33%
Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks
6%
Instant noodles
0%
Fast food
5%
Deep fried foods
31%
Sweet foods
51%
Baked or grain-based sweets
38%
Other sweets
28%
Sweet beverages
91%
Soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)
17%
Sweet tea, coffee, or cocoa
87%
Fruit juice and fruit drinks
27%
% indicates percent of the population consuming in the previous day or night