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GiveWell charity 1 (Against Malaria Foundation) - Cost per life saved, USD: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects.6606https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 1 (Against Malaria Foundation) - DALY per life saved: Calculated using the ratio of under-5s and 5-and-over saved by AMF, averaging across different country projects, as well as a human's full healthy life expectancy52https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j67pOUpC5vhC1-H516PAj2-4Fvm5rxJhZNeBVav3kik/edit
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GiveWell charity 1 (Against Malaria Foundation) - Cost per DALY averted127
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GiveWell charity 1 (Against Malaria Foundation) - DALY averted per USD 100,000788
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GiveWell charity 1 (Against Malaria Foundation) - Cost-Effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. Adjustment made for GiveWell potentially underestimating the value of life relative to income23https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j67pOUpC5vhC1-H516PAj2-4Fvm5rxJhZNeBVav3kik/edit
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GiveWell charity 1 (Against Malaria Foundation) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.17https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 2 (GiveDirectly) - Cost per life saved, USD: N/Ahttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 2 (GiveDirectly) - DALY per life saved: N/A
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GiveWell charity 2 (GiveDirectly) - DALY averted per USD 100,000: N/A
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GiveWell charity 2 (GiveDirectly) - Cost-effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. 1.00https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 2 (GiveDirectly) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.06https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 3 (Deworm the World) - Cost per life saved, USD: N/Ahttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 3 (Deworm the World) - DALY per life saved: N/A
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GiveWell charity 3 (Deworm the World) - Cost-effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. 10https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 3 (Deworm the World) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.01https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 4 (Schistosomiasis Control Initiative) - Cost per life saved, USD: N/Ahttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 4 (Schistosomiasis Control Initiative) - DALY per life saved: N/A
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GiveWell charity 4 (Schistosomiasis Control Initiative) - Cost-effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. 13https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 4 (Schistosomiasis Control Initiative) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.04https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 5 (Sightsavers) - Cost per life saved, USD: N/Ahttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 5 (Sightsavers) - DALY per life saved: N/A
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GiveWell charity 5 (Sightsavers) - DALY averted per USD 100,000: N/A
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GiveWell charity 5 (Sightsavers) - Cost-effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. 13https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 5 (Sightsavers) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.03https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 6 (Malaria Consortium) - Cost per life saved, USD: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects.4009https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 6 (Malaria Consortium) - DALY per life saved: Calculated using the ratio of under-5s and 5-and-over saved by MC, averaging across different country projects, as well as a human's full healthy life expectancy46https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j67pOUpC5vhC1-H516PAj2-4Fvm5rxJhZNeBVav3kik/edit
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GiveWell charity 6 (Malaria Consortium) - Cost per DALY averted88
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GiveWell charity 6 (Malaria Consortium) - DALY averted per USD 100,0001136
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GiveWell charity 6 (Malaria Consortium) - Cost-Effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. Adjustment made for GiveWell potentially underestimating the value of life relative to income27https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j67pOUpC5vhC1-H516PAj2-4Fvm5rxJhZNeBVav3kik/edit
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GiveWell charity 6 (Malaria Consortium) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.22https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 7 (Helen Keller International) - Cost per life saved, USD: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects.11635https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 7 (Helen Keller International) - DALY per life saved: Calculated using the ratio of under-5s and 5-and-over saved by HKI, averaging across different country projects, as well as a human's full healthy life expectancy61.53
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GiveWell charity 7 (Helen Keller International) - Cost per DALY averted189
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GiveWell charity 7 (Helen Keller International) - DALY averted per USD 100,000529
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GiveWell charity 7 (Helen Keller International - Cost-Effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. Adjustment made for GiveWell potentially underestimating the value of life relative to income19https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j67pOUpC5vhC1-H516PAj2-4Fvm5rxJhZNeBVav3kik/edit
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GiveWell charity 7 (Helen Keller International) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.05https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell charity 8 (New Incentives) - Cost per life saved, USD: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects.32485https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212
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GiveWell charity 8 (New Incentives) - DALY per life saved: Calculated using the ratio of under-5s and 5-and-over saved by NI, averaging across different country projects, as well as a human's full healthy life expectancy57
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GiveWell charity 8 (New Incentives) - Cost per DALY averted574
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GiveWell charity 8 (New Incentives) - DALY averted per USD 100,000174
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GiveWell charity 8 (New Incentives - Cost-Effectiveness: Since money directed to the organization could go to any of its country projects, we use the average across all country projects. Adjustment made for GiveWell potentially underestimating the value of life relative to income11https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ROI6dRdKsNfXg5gIyBa1_7eYOjowfbw5n65zkrLnvc/edit#gid=1377543212 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j67pOUpC5vhC1-H516PAj2-4Fvm5rxJhZNeBVav3kik/edit
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GiveWell charity 8 (New Incentives) - Percentage of GiveWell funding0.04https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztnYGpuS3vB7TRGUL1BqoeKY0bNNAVR2TGEr_zJCJh4/edit#gid=1541194479
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GiveWell's top life-saving charities - DALY averted per USD 100,000 for GiveWell's top life-saving charities: A funding-weighted average is calculated
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GiveWell's top life-saving charities - Cost-effectiveness: A funding-weighted average is calculated
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GiveWell's top income charities - Cost-effectiveness: A funding-weighted average is calculated
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GiveWell's top income charities - DALY averted per USD 100,000 for GiveWell's top income charities: Calculated as a function of the DALY averted per USD 100,000 for GiveWell's top life-saving charities, and the relative cost-effectiveness of GiveWell's top life-saving vs top income charities
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GiveWell - DALY averted per USD 100,000: A funding-weighted average is calculated. Assumes that the non top charities, which takes up about a third of GiveWell's funds, are in expectation as cost-effective as the GiveWell top charities (n.b. some of the other charities GiveWell supports are plausibly more cost-effective than the existing top charities - e.g. Vital Strategies's alcohol program, given the growing disease burden of alcohol up to ~2050 and the high expected impact of policy interventions - while others are plausibly worse - e.g. IPA's COVID-19 interventions, which are not neglected - such that on average equal cost-effectiveness seems a reasonable approximation)
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