Indicator Definition: The infant and young child minimum dietary diversity (IYCMDD) score is a diet quality indicator designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess complementary infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices among children 6-23 months old. It refers to the proportion of children 6-23 months of age who receive foods from 4 or more food group. Dietary diversity refers to the child receiving 4+ of the following food groups: 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.

Method of Computation: Data are gathered from a questionnaire administered to the child's caregiver.

Respondents are asked to indicate whether or not their child consumed any food over the previous 24 hours from each of seven food groups. The seven food groups included in the questionnaire are: (1) Grains, roots, and tubers; (2) Legumes and nuts; (3) Dairy products; (4) Flesh foods; (5) Eggs; (6) Vitamin-A rich fruits and vegetables; (7) Other fruits and vegetables. The total number of food groups consumed is summed. The population level indicator is calculated based on the following formula: Children 6-23 months of age who received foods from food groups during the previous day / Total number of children 6-23 months of age surveyed