Table 2. Estimated cost,^a by model, of child survival interventions^b in 26 respondent countries, 2010–2015.

Modelc	Total cost 2010–2015	Change from original (%)	Change from V (%)	Change from U4 (%)	Patient costs 2010–2015	Change from original (%)	Change from V (%)	Change from U4 (%)	Programme costs 2010–2015	Change from original (%)	Change from V (%)	Change from U4 (%)
Original 2007	16.86	–	–	–	12.19	–	–	–	4.67	–	–	–
V	25.88	53	–	–	14.66	20	–	–	11.21	140	–	–
U1	25.14	49	−2.8	–	12.64	4	−14	–	12.50	167	11	–
U2	29.83	77	15	–	17.33	42	18	–	12.50	167	11	–
U3	27.16	61	5.0	–	14.66	20	0	–	12.50	167	11	–
U4	27.48	63	6.2	–	14.98	23	2	–	12.50	167	11	–
S1	24.37	44	−5.8	−11.3	12.52	3	−15	−16.4	11.84	153	6	−5.3
S2	28.12	67	8.7	2.3	15.62	28	7	4.3	12.50	167	11	0.0
S3	26.67	58	3.1	−2.9	14.17	16	−3	−5.4	12.50	167	11	0.0
U5	31.83	89	23.0	15.8	18.55	52	27	23.9	13.28	184	18	6.2

S, sensitivity analyses; U, information updates; V, validation.

^a In billions of 2004 United States dollars.

^b Of the World Health Organization’s Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH).

^c The CAH model includes patient-related (intervention) costs for the following areas: breastfeeding counselling, improvement of complementary feeding, severe malnutrition management, pneumonia management, diarrhoea management, antibiotic treatment for dysentery, measles complications, community-based case management, neonatal infections, vitamin A supplementation and regular deworming. In addition, it includes the following programme cost components: community health workers, supervision, training, monitoring and evaluation; information, education and communication; advocacy; laws, policy and regulation; infrastructure; technical assistance; general management.