The number of individuals aged 6 months and above with per capita energy intake less than 100% adequacy in a given time period expressed as a percentage of the total number of individuals aged 6 months and above in the same time period
Notes:
This is an additional MDG indicator recommended by the IACHNS to be generated by FNRI for consistency with the prescribed indicator under the UN MDG. In addition to household food consumption based on actual food weighing, individual food consumption based on a two-day non-consecutive 24-hour food recall is part of the dietary survey component of the NNS and provides data on individual nutrient intakes across population groups. Thus, NNS is the officially recommended source of data for this indicator. A study conducted in 2008 (David et al., 2008) used the results of the Food Consumption Survey and the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) in the analysis of food consumption and corresponding energy intake. It must be noted, however, that the FIES is primarily designed to obtain official statistics on income and expenditure