During the 'decade of vaccines,' the lives of 6.4 million children valued at $231 billion could be saved

Ozawa, Sachiko, Stack, Meghan L, Bishai, David M, Mirelman, Andrew, Friberg, Ingrid K, Niessen, Louis, Walker, Damian G and Levine, Orin S (2011) During the 'decade of vaccines,' the lives of 6.4 million children valued at $231 billion could be saved. Health Affairs, 30 (6). pp. 1010-20. ISSN 1544-5208

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Abstract

Governments constantly face the challenge of determining how much they should spend to prevent premature deaths and suffering in their populations. In this article we explore the benefits of expanding the delivery of life-saving vaccines in seventy-two low- and middle-income countries, which we estimate would prevent the deaths of 6.4 million children between 2011 and 2020. We present the economic benefits of vaccines by using a "value of statistical life" approach, which is based on individuals' perceptions regarding the trade-off between income and increased risk of mortality. Our analysis shows that the vaccine expansion described above corresponds to $231 billion (uncertainty range: $116-$614 billion) in the value of statistical lives saved. This analysis complements results from analyses based on other techniques and is the first of its kind for immunizations in the world's poorest countries. It highlights the major economic benefits made possible by improving vaccine coverage.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	child mortality,child, preschool,developing countries,health services accessibility,humans,models, statistical,vaccines,value of life,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2014 12:52
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 05:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/46805
DOI:	10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0381

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