# Outcome family: lives_saved

Interventions that avert deaths in LMICs (malaria nets & SMC, vitamin A, vaccine incentives, etc.).

## How to query

```
GET /v1/recommend?outcome=lives_saved
GET /v1/recommend?outcome=lives_saved&risk=low&budget_usd=10000
```

## Typical top results (structural ranking)

GiveWell **Top Charities** (verified `$/life` from GiveWell public pages — do not invent):

| Org id | Tier | Indicative CE (cited) |
|--------|------|------------------------|
| `org_helen_keller_intl` | top_charity | ~$3,500 / life (VAS) |
| `org_malaria_consortium` | top_charity | ~$4,000 / life (SMC) |
| `org_new_incentives` | top_charity | ~$4,500 / life |
| `org_against_malaria_foundation` | top_charity | ~$5,500 / life (ITNs) |

**Portfolio default:** `org_givewell_top_charities_fund`.

Source: https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities

## Related pages

- `/public/pages/causes/global-health.md`
- `/public/pages/evaluator-anchors.md`
- `/docs/methodology-ranking.md`