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Table 8 Inter-country comparison

From: Resource allocation in public sector programmes: does the value of a life differ between governmental departments?

Country

Health (HTA)

Transport

Environment

Source

Value(s)

Source

Value

Health as %

Source

Value

Health as %

UK

NICE

20,000–30,000

DfT/Green Book

73,535

27–41%

Defra

25,474

79–118%

       

49,288

41–61%

NL

ZIN

20,000

OEEI Guideline

52,777

38%

CE Delft

80,703

25%

CA

PMPRB

50,000–100,000

Treasury

283,612

18–35%

Treasury

283,612

18–35%

JP

Implicit

5,000,000

Cabinet Office

8,413,152

59%

Academic

3,834,313

130%

    

17,198,567

29%

 

12,805,860

39%

AU

Academic (× 2)

52,400–75,000

BITRE

199,832

26–38%

NEPC

314,133

17–24%

NZ

Treasury

33,306

Treasury

245,676

14%

Treasury

245,676

14%

  1. All values are in local currency. *: England. HTA: Health Technology Assessment. UK: United Kingdom. NL: The Netherlands. CA: Canada. JP: Japan. AU: Australia. NZ: New Zealand. NICE: National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. ZIN: Zorginstituut Nederland (National Health Care Institute). PMPRB: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. DfT: Department for Transport. BITRE: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics. Defra: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. NEPC: National Environment Protection Council