Christianity and human sacrifice . . .?

In the OT, as was common in many ancient religions, animal sacrifice was seen as a way to appease god and cleanse sin, and the greater the value of the animal, the greater the value of the appeasement or cleansing gained by its sacrifice. Human sacrifice was practiced by many cultures since humans were viewed as more important than animals, and therefore their sacrifice was worth more. So the sacrifice of a child of god itself would be worth the most. Is the story of the sacrifice of Jesus therefore akin to human sacrifice?