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==Evolution of cost-per-life-saved estimates==
GiveWell's estimate of the cost-per-life-saved equivalent for AMF has varied over the years. The estimates are summarized below. In a blog post, GiveWell clarifies that its estimates in recent years have not been of the cost to save a life, but rather of the cost to do good equivalent to saving a life:<ref>{{cite web|url = https://blog.givewell.org/2016/12/12/amf-population-ethics/|title = AMF and Population Ethics|last = Cotra|first = Ajeya|date = December 12, 2016|accessdate = November 24, 2017}}</ref> {{quote|That is, our cost-effectiveness estimate does not predict that if you give $3400 to AMF you will, on expectation, prevent the death of one young child. It predicts that if you give $3400 to AMF, you will on expectation cause a combination of outcomes that, according to the values of the median GiveWell staff member, are morally equivalent to saving the life of one young child.}}
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! Review date !! Estimated cost per long-lasting insecticide net distributed !! Estimate cost per life saved or cost per life saved equivalent !! References
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| {{dts|November 2016}} || $4.85<ref name="givewell-nov-2016-ce-analysis-spreadsheet" />{{rp|B28}} || $3,376<ref name="givewell-nov-2016-ce-analysis-spreadsheet" />{{rp|B74}} || <ref name="givewell-nov-2016-ce-analysis-spreadsheet">{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KiWfiAGX_QZhRbC9xkzf3I8IqsXC5kkr-nwY_feVlcM/edit#gid=115155829 |title=GiveWell cost-effectiveness analysis — November 2016: Bednets sheet |date=November 2016 |publisher=GiveWell |accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
