This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Rwanda statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Rwandan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Rwandan-specific metadata information.
| Indicator available |
Proportion households with poor Food Consumption Score (FCS) |
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| Indicator description |
These are households that are extremely food insecure; they consume starches (cereals, roots and tubers) five days a week, vegetables twice and pulses one day a week. Oil is consumed once a week on average and the rest of the food groups (especially animal protein) are barely consumed. |
| Geographical coverage |
Rwanda |
| Unit of measurement |
Percentage(%) |
| Definitions |
The frequency weighted diet diversity score or “Food consumption score” is a score calculated using the frequency of consumption of different food groups consumed by a household during the 7 days before the survey. |
| Calculations |
Calculation steps; I. Using standard VAM (VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND MAPPING) 7-day food frequency data, group all the food items into specific food groups (see groups in table below). II. Sum all the consumption frequencies4 of food items of the same group and recode the value of each group above 7 as 7. III. Multiply the value obtained for each food group by its weight (see food group weights in table below) and create new weighted food group scores. IV. Sum the weighed food group scores, thus creating the food consumption score (FCS). V. Using the appropriate thresholds (see below), recode the variable food consumption score, from a continuous variable to a categorical variable. These are the standard Food Groups and current standard weights5 used in all analyses. The food items listed are an example from the ODJ region. |
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