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Vitamin A supplementation (0-4 years)

Cost-effectiveness — what published models estimate per unit of health impact
$/DALY
$10–17
WHO-CHOICE modeled
GiveWell
6.9×
cash multiple
CE sources
3
Tier A · 5 studies
Source agreement
comparable
within 2.5×
Scope to country:All countries
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Cost-effectiveness

Estimates are sourced in their native units and shown for comparison, not as literal costs. Sources use different frameworks — see each card for what it represents and how it was derived.

Modeled benchmarks ($/DALY)Tier A · standardized benchmark
Eastern sub-Saharan Africa$9.53View source →
South-East Asia$16.77View source →

WHO-CHOICE estimates are modeled at 50% population coverage, compared against the null set (no intervention) under generalized cost-effectiveness analysis. View WHO-CHOICE methodology →

$/DALY sources within 2.5x - treat as comparable, not ranked.

Modeled regional estimates — not realized delivery costs.

GiveWell program model (× cash)Tier A · program model
Helen Keller International · vitamin A 2024
Geography× cashlives / M$ / lifegrant
Niger79.12,221$450$1.0M
Sokoto, Nigeria38.2810$1,234$1.0M
DRC29.9681$1,469$1.0M

GiveWell’s published mortality & grant figures per geography. Click any × cash value for full provenance and GiveWell’s own DALY-approx.

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Different framework — not comparable to the $/DALY axis. Native unit is multiples of cash transfers.

Published study estimates ($/DALY)Tier B · context only
Tufts GHCEA$9median · 5 studies

range $9–$23/DALY. Varied methods — not directly comparable.

Data completeness: not assessed (no country selected) · Evidence confidence: not assessed (no country selected)
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