Minimum dietary diversity for children 24-59 months

Proportion of children 24-59 months who receive foods from 4 or more food groups

Unit Description

Percentage

Numerator

Number of children 24-59 months who receive from 4 or more of the following food groups.

Denominator

Total number of children 24-59 months surveyed

Disaggregation

Geographical area, age, sex

Indicator used for response monitoring ?

Types

Baseline

Threshold / Standard

No standard identified, only WHO source indicator

General guidance

Use 6-23 months age group indicator as proxy for 24-59 months, and assume older age group is worse off - CAN be an important ALERT indicator in early phases of an emergency (WHO uses a parameter of previous 24 hours). Food groups defined as follows: (1) grains, roots and tubers (2) legumes and nuts (3) dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese) (4) flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry and liver/organ meats) (5) eggs (6) vitamin-A rich fruits and vegetables (7) other fruits and vegetables

Guidance on phases

preparatory; Phase I and II; Phase II and IV

Phase applicability

Pre-crisis/Baseline

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 4

Data Sources

surveys; rapid assessments;

Comments

Indicator used for IYCF for 6-23 month age group based on WHO indicator