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Out of curiosity, how much is a human life worth in these calculations?
by squigz 3y ago
Out of curiosity, how much is a human life worth in these calculations?
- mhb 3y agoLMGTFY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life United States The following estimates have been applied to the value of life. The estimates are either for one year of additional life or for the statistical value of a single life. $50,000 per year of quality life (the "dialysis standard",[39] which had been a de facto international standard most private and government-run health insurance plans worldwide use to determine whether to cover a new medical procedure)[40] $129,000 per year of quality life (an update to the "dialysis standard")[41][40] $7.5 million (Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jul. 2020)[5] $9.1 million (Environmental Protection Agency, 2010)[42] $9.2 million (Department of Transportation, 2014)[43] $9.6 million (Department of Transportation, Aug. 2016)[44] $12.5 million (Department of Transportation, 2022)[45]