INDICATORS

Notes: WHO recommendation: daily availability of at least 2 portions (approx.150 g/p/d)
of fruits per day. Although food availability and consumption both provide relevant
information, food availability and consumption are often not synonyms and that needs to be
reported and taken into account when interpreting the data.
Monitoring Public Health Nutrition in Europe -project’s recommendation is below
100 g/day.
50. CONSUMPTION/AVAILABILITY OF VEGETABLES
Definition: Average amount of vegetables (excluding potatoes and juice) available per
person, per year (in grams).
Calculation:
1) Average amount of vegetables (excluding potatoes and juice) consumed (grams) per person
per day, as obtained from household budget surveys (HBS). And percent of population
below consumption of 300 g/day. Exact amount in grams to be decided later.
2) Average amount of vegetables (excluding potatoes and juice) consumed (grams) per person
per day, as obtained from national food consumption surveys using food diary. And percent
of population below consumption of 300 g/day. Exact amount in grams to be decided later.
3) Percentage of people eating vegetables (excluding potatoes and juice) at least daily, derived
from EHIS question FV.2. How often do you eat vegetables or salad (excluding juice and
potatoes)? 1. Twice or more a day / 2. Once a day / 3. Less than once a day but at least 4
times a week / 4. Less than 4 times a week, but at least once a week / 5. Less than once a
week / 6. Never.
Notes: WHO recommendation: daily availability of at least 3 portions of vegetables
(approx.250 g/p/d) on a daily basis. Although food availability and consumption both
provide relevant information, food availability (at least the way FAO collects it), and
consumption are often not synonyms and that needs to be reported/taken into account when
interpreting the data.
Monitoring Public Health Nutrition in Europe -project’s recommendation is below
300 g/day.
51. BREASTFEEDING
Definition: Percent of newborns breastfed exclusively or partially at the age of 6 and 12
months.
Calculation:
1) WHO: percent of infants reaching their first birthday in the given calendar year who were
breastfed, at least partially, when they were a) 3 and b) 6 months of age.
2) Peristat/Nutrition projects: percent of newborns (exclusively) breastfed at first 48 hours
and at 6 months.
3) Child Health Indicators of Life and Development (CHILD) project: a) Percentage of
newborn children exclusively breastfed at hospital discharge or immediately after birth. b)
Percentage of all 6 month old children exclusively breastfed at 6 months. c) Percentage of all
12 month old children receiving breastfeeding at 12 months.
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