Table 3.
Value of life in the Netherlands
| No | Area | Source | Relevance | Type of estimate | Stated value (€) | Year | 2019/2020 Value* (€) | VOLY (€) | VSL (€) | QALY (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health | ZIN | Treatments with proportional QALY shortfall of 0.10–0.40 | QALY | 20,000 | 2015 | 20,000 | 18,399 | 671,639 | 20,000 |
| 2 | Health | ZIN | Treatments with proportional QALY shortfall of 0.41–0.70 | QALY | 50,000 | 2015 | 50,000 | 45,998 | 1,679,098 | 50,000 |
| 3 | Health | ZIN | Treatments with proportional QALY shortfall of 0.71–1.00 | QALY | 80,000 | 2015 | 80,000 | 73,597 | 2,686,557 | 80,000 |
| 4 | Transport | OEEI Guideline | Values for transport infrastructure projects: European average from an OECD publication | VPF | 1,500,000 | 1998 | 1,500,000 | 48,553 | 1,500,000 | 52,777 |
| 5 | Environment | CE Delft | Valuing life lost due to air pollution (though VOLY is preferred) | VSL | 2,400,000 | 2012 | 2,400,000 | 77,685 | 2,400,000 | 84,443 |
| 6 | Environment | CE Delft | Valuing the health impact of environmental pollution | VOLY | 70,000 | 2015 | 74,244 | 74,244 | 2,293,699 | 80,703 |
| 7 | Other | SEO | Values for social cost–benefit analysis in the social domain | QALY | 50,000–100,000 | 2015 | 50,000–100,000 | 45,998–91,996 | 1,679,098–3,358,196 | 50,000–100,000 |
| 8 | Other | CE Delft | Central estimate of the range for social cost–benefit analysis in the social domain | QALY | 70,000 | 2015 | 70,000 | 64,397 | 2,350,737 | 70,000 |
*Values were only updated to 2019/2020 values if they were not already up to date, and if guidance suggests that this is required/appropriate. Only the values in italics were adjusted. Values in bold are the original values, after adjustments. A discount rate of 1.5% and life expectancy of 81.1 were used in calculations. All values are in local currency