Table.
Estimated dietary consumption (g/day) of animal-source foods among children and adults, by world region, in 2018
| World | Southeast and East Asia* | Central or Eastern Europe and Central Asia† | High-income countries | Latin America and Caribbean | Middle East and North Africa | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unprocessed red meat | ||||||||
| All ages | 51 (48–54) | 87 (79–96) | 114 (101–126) | 45 (43–47) | 68 (64–72) | 36 (31–43) | 7 (7–8) | 24 (23–26) |
| Children | 40 (38–43) | 84 (76–93) | 93 (81–103) | 30 (29–31) | 65 (61–70) | 36 (30–43) | 7 (7–8) | 20 (19–22) |
| Adults | 56 (53–60) | 88 (80–98) | 121 (106–134) | 50 (48–52) | 70 (65–74) | 37 (32–44) | 7 (7–8) | 29 (27–32) |
| Processed meat | ||||||||
| All ages | 17 (15–21) | 13 (10–17) | 54 (45–64) | 30 (28–32) | 37 (32–43) | 19 (11–31) | 3 (1–12) | 12 (6–26) |
| Children | 18 (15–23) | 26 (20–34) | 44 (35–56) | 25 (24–27) | 37 (31–44) | 18 (10–31) | 3 (1–13) | 12 (5–27) |
| Adults | 17 (15–20) | 8 (6–12) | 57 (48–67) | 31 (29–34) | 37 (32–44) | 19 (11–32) | 3 (1–12) | 12 (6–25) |
| Seafood | ||||||||
| All ages | 28 (27–30) | 44 (40–48) | 30 (26–35) | 25 (23–27) | 22 (20–24) | 23 (19–27) | 12 (11–13) | 31 (28–34) |
| Children | 21 (20–23) | 32 (30–35) | 17 (14–20) | 11 (11–12) | 17 (15–19) | 17 (14–21) | 10 (9–11) | 30 (27–33) |
| Adults | 32 (30–34) | 48 (44–53) | 35 (30–41) | 29 (27–32) | 24 (22–27) | 26 (22–32) | 13 (12–14) | 32 (29–36) |
| Eggs | ||||||||
| All ages | 21 (18–24) | 35 (27–45) | 34 (28–42) | 18 (16–22) | 25 (23–27) | 30 (26–35) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) |
| Children | 17 (15–20) | 34 (27–43) | 30 (24–37) | 14 (11–17) | 25 (23–27) | 29 (25–34) | 6 (5–7) | 5 (4–5) |
| Adults | 23 (20–27) | 35 (28–46) | 35 (29–44) | 20 (17–24) | 25 (23–27) | 30 (26–36) | 6 (5–7) | 8 (6–10) |
| Milk | ||||||||
| All ages | 88 (84–93) | 45 (41–51) | 145 (129–165) | 185 (173–201) | 150 (140–161) | 106 (87–131) | 84 (77–90) | 45 (41–49) |
| Children | 103 (98–109) | 75 (67–84) | 166 (145–193) | 252 (233–275) | 185 (170–201) | 127 (104–158) | 94 (85–103) | 46 (43–50) |
| Adults | 81 (77–84) | 35 (31–39) | 138 (122–157) | 165 (154–180) | 133 (122–145) | 93 (76–117) | 78 (84–85) | 44 (39–49) |
| Cheese | ||||||||
| All ages | 8 (8–10) | 2 (1–3) | 34 (24–47) | 32 (28–36) | 13 (11–15) | 17 (13–23) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (1–2) |
| Children | 6 (6–7) | 2 (1–5) | 29 (20–42) | 28 (25–32) | 13 (11–16) | 14 (11–19) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (1–1) |
| Adults | 9 (8–11) | 1 (1–3) | 36 (25–50) | 33 (29–37) | 12 (10–14) | 19 (15–25) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (1–2) |
| Yoghurt | ||||||||
| All ages | 20 (17–23) | 10 (7–14) | 84 (59–125) | 37 (32–46) | 18 (15–20) | 60 (46–80) | 7 (6–8) | 7 (5–10) |
| Children | 18 (15–21) | 11 (8–18) | 73 (50–110) | 37 (31–45) | 23 (20–27) | 52 (40–70) | 7 (6–9) | 6 (5–8) |
| Adults | 21 (18–25) | 9 (6–13) | 87 (60–132) | 37 (32–46) | 15 (13–18) | 64 (50–87) | 7 (5–8) | 8 (5–13) |
Data are mean intake (95% uncertainty interval) in g/day. All intakes are reported adjusted to 700 kcal/day for ages <1 year, 1000 kcal/day for ages 1–<2 years, 1300 kcal/day for ages 2–5 years, 1700 kcal/day for ages 6–10 years, 2000 kcal/day for ages 11–74 years, and 1700 kcal/day for ages ≥75 years. Children were defined as individuals younger than 20 years and adults were defined as individuals who were aged 20 years or older. Data are based on a Bayesian hierarchical model that incorporated up to 499 individual-level dietary surveys per dietary factors, and additional survey-level and country-level covariates, to estimate dietary consumption levels. Standardised serving size used for this analysis: unprocessed red meat=100 g; processed meat=50 g; seafood=100 g; egg=55 g; cheese=42 g; yoghurt=245 g; milk=245 g.
Referred to as Asia in previous Global Dietary Database reports.
Referred to as the Former Soviet Union in previous Global Dietary Database reports.