That’s an important point. It still doesn’t resolve the problems with the GiveWell view though:
A couple of commenters have proposed that a child’s life may be net negative on balance when she dies of malaria at a young age. This still does not avoid the problem with the GiveWell view where the difference between the child’s existence and nonexistence exactly equals the value of the additional life-years she would have if she didn’t get malaria. And, more significantly, this does not resolve the additional problems with the GiveWell view described in the next section.
That’s an important point. It still doesn’t resolve the problems with the GiveWell view though: