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Lower cost estimateHigher cost estimate
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Number of patients reached
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Hypothetical donation$100,000$100,000
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Total per-patient cost of KMC$52.80$132.04
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Number of patients treated with hypothetical donation1,894757
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Benefits
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Mortality
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Baseline neonatal mortality rate among low birth weight infants13.3%13.3%
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Percentage neonatal mortality reduction from KMC33%33%
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Internal validity adjustment90%90%
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External validity adjustment90%90%
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Percentage neonatal mortality reduction from KMC, after IV/EV adjustments27%27%
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Number of neonatal deaths averted with hypothetical donation6727
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Cost per neonatal death averted$1,485.10$3,713.99
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Value assigned to averting a neonatal death8484
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Units of value from averting neonatal death5,6562,262
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Additional benefits
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Adjustment for developmental effects20%20%
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Adjustment for morbidity effects10%10%
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Adjustment for costs saved to hospital25%25%
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Total adjustment for additional benefits, excluding cost savings to hospitals130%130%
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Total adjustment for additional benefits, including cost savings to hospitals155%155%
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Results
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Excluding cost saved to hospital
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Total units of value generated by KMC with hypothetical donation7,3532,940
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Average value assigned to averting the death of an individual under 5117.7117.7
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KMC's cost per equivalent under-5 death averted$1,600$4,001
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Total units of value of GiveDirectly generated with hypothetical donation335335
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Cost-effectiveness in multiples of cash21.98.8
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Accounting for cost savings to hospital
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Total units of value generated by KMC with hypothetical donation8,7673,506
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KMC's cost per equivalent under-5 death averted$1,342$3,356
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Cost-effectiveness in multiples of cash26.210.5
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Proportion of KMC's benefits coming from mortality65%65%
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Proportion of KMC's benefits coming from developmental effects13%13%
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Proportion of KMC's benefits coming from morbidity6%6%
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Proportion of KMC's benefits coming from cost savings to hospitals16%16%
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