*Children aged 6–23 months given iron-rich or iron-fortified foods during the last 24 hours: the proportion of children aged 6–23 months had been given iron-rich food or iron-fortified food during the last 24 hours that was specially designed for infants and young children, or that was fortified in the home. Iron-rich or iron-fortified foods include flesh foods, commercially fortified foods specially designed for infants and young children which contain iron, or foods fortified in the home with a micronutrient powder containing iron or a liquid-based nutrient supplement containing iron, but not iron tablets.

†Children aged 6–23 months given meat during the last 24 hours: the proportion of children aged 6–23 months had been given meat during the last 24 hours that include beef, pork, lamb or other meat and liver, kidney, heart or other organ meats, and fresh or dried fish, etc.

‡Minimum dietary diversity during the last 24 hours: the proportion of children aged 6–23 months who received foods from four or more food groups during last 24 hours. The food groups were as follows: (a) grains, roots and tubers; (b) legumes and nuts; (c) dairy products (milk, yogurtyoghurt, cheese); (d) meat (meat, fish, poultry and liver/organ meat); (e) eggs; (f) vitamin-A-rich fruits and green vegetables; (g) other fruits and vegetables.