The World Health Organization estimates that its immunization programs in developing countries cost about $300 per life saved – lives that are saved not for a year, but usually for a lifetime. Similarly, the World Bank’s Disease Control Priorities Report tells us that a program to treat tuberculosis in the developing world, promoted by the Stop TB Partnership, gives people an extra year of life at a cost ranging from $5 to $50.
没有人喜欢把人的生命用钱来衡量，但事实是，我们已经默默地这样做了，例如， 我们没有对在发展中国家工作的组织给予足够的支持。 GiveWell.net，评估了一些拯救贫穷国家生命的组织后，已经确认， 救活一个生命不到1000美元。