Table 2.

Independent incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of five new programmes by using a standard comparator

New healthcare intervention			Standard comparator
	Cost	QALY	Cost	QALY	ICER	Order
$p_1$	30,000	0.8	5,000	0.25	45,455	1
$p_2$	30,000	0.8	5,000	0.25	45,455	1
$p_3$	30,000	0.8	5,000	0.25	45,455	1
$p_4$	60,000	0.8	5,000	0.25	100,000	2
$p_5$	90,000	0.8	5,000	0.25	154,545	3