Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C...
by squigz on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @05:07PM
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Out of curiosity, how much is a human life worth in these calculations?
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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C...
by mhb on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @07:33PM
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LMGTFY:
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]