> The average female life expectancy is 81. This is a quibble that does not substantially alter the conclusion. > And the shots only matter during the window

> The average female life expectancy is 81. This is a quibble that does not substantially alter the conclusion. > And the shots only matter during the window of your life where cervical cancer is remotely relevant, which is during a typical sexual window where somebody may have multiple partners. Already taken into account in your "save 1 week" conclusion. No double counting please. > And this is again before we even get into real efficacy, side effects, and other issues which matter quite a lot This argues in favor of the shots, as I have been ignoring the real cost of cancers to those who don't die of them, or who suffer before they die. > And more generally, I think converting this issue into weeks starts to emphasize how broken a metric statistical value of life is. You're calling it broken because it's showing you're wrong. Something like the statistical value of a life is necessary because tradeoffs between different options must be made. If those tradeoffs are made consistently, a value of life naturally falls out.