According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 6,157.47% higher in 2018 versus 1935 (a $160,094.14 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2018: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 5.11% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $2,600 in the year 1935 would cost $162,694.14 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $2,600 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $2,600.00 | - |
1936 | $2,613.09 | 0.50% |
1937 | $2,639.27 | 1.00% |
1938 | $2,639.27 | 0.00% ** |
1939 | $2,664.41 | 0.95% |
1940 | $2,670.69 | 0.24% |
1941 | $2,676.98 | 0.24% |
1942 | $2,752.39 | 2.82% |
1943 | $2,903.20 | 5.48% |
1944 | $3,022.60 | 4.11% |
1945 | $3,104.29 | 2.70% |
1946 | $3,292.81 | 6.07% |
1947 | $3,575.59 | 8.59% |
1948 | $3,814.38 | 6.68% |
1949 | $3,940.06 | 3.29% |
1950 | $4,034.32 | 2.39% |
1951 | $4,235.41 | 4.98% |
1952 | $4,511.90 | 6.53% |
1953 | $4,662.72 | 3.34% |
1954 | $4,800.97 | 2.96% |
1955 | $4,951.78 | 3.14% |
1956 | $5,126.28 | 3.52% |
1957 | $5,346.22 | 4.29% |
1958 | $5,612.08 | 4.97% |
1959 | $5,882.78 | 4.82% |
1960 | $6,124.47 | 4.11% |
1961 | $6,349.24 | 3.67% |
1962 | $6,559.52 | 3.31% |
1963 | $6,752.87 | 2.95% |
1964 | $6,917.22 | 2.43% |
1965 | $7,132.33 | 3.11% |
1966 | $7,516.62 | 5.39% |
1967 | $8,171.60 | 8.71% |
1968 | $8,773.41 | 7.36% |
1969 | $9,481.57 | 8.07% |
1970 | $10,155.89 | 7.11% |
1971 | $10,895.47 | 7.28% |
1972 | $11,291.84 | 3.64% |
1973 | $11,794.56 | 4.45% |
1974 | $13,000.60 | 10.23% |
1975 | $14,639.27 | 12.60% |
1976 | $16,106.34 | 10.02% |
1977 | $17,706.34 | 9.93% |
1978 | $19,238.67 | 8.65% |
1979 | $21,109.37 | 9.72% |
1980 | $23,490.03 | 11.28% |
1981 | $26,008.46 | 10.72% |
1982 | $29,092.45 | 11.86% |
1983 | $31,632.63 | 8.73% |
1984 | $33,534.74 | 6.01% |
1985 | $35,560.12 | 6.04% |
1986 | $38,303.32 | 7.71% |
1987 | $40,831.42 | 6.60% |
1988 | $43,465.86 | 6.45% |
1989 | $46,781.87 | 7.63% |
1990 | $51,112.99 | 9.26% |
1991 | $55,639.88 | 8.86% |
1992 | $59,862.24 | 7.59% |
1993 | $63,755.89 | 6.50% |
1994 | $67,054.98 | 5.17% |
1995 | $70,438.67 | 5.05% |
1996 | $73,022.36 | 3.67% |
1997 | $75,117.82 | 2.87% |
1998 | $77,544.41 | 3.23% |
1999 | $80,140.18 | 3.35% |
2000 | $83,581.87 | 4.29% |
2001 | $87,586.71 | 4.79% |
2002 | $92,024.17 | 5.07% |
2003 | $96,135.35 | 4.47% |
2004 | $100,961.93 | 5.02% |
2005 | $105,783.69 | 4.78% |
2006 | $110,163.14 | 4.14% |
2007 | $116,034.49 | 5.33% |
2008 | $120,948.81 | 4.24% |
2009 | $124,831.15 | 3.21% |
2010 | $129,201.26 | 3.50% |
2011 | $133,160.97 | 3.06% |
2012 | $138,354.97 | 3.90% |
2013 | $142,648.68 | 3.10% |
2014 | $146,039.20 | 2.38% |
2015 | $149,612.71 | 2.45% |
2016 | $155,455.11 | 3.91% |
2017 | $159,237.61 | 2.43% |
2018 | $162,694.14 | 2.17% |
2019 | $168,455.56 | 3.54% |
2020 | $176,784.19 | 4.94% |
2021 | $180,066.47 | 1.86% |
2022 | $187,800.02 | 4.29% |
2023 | $187,148.59 | -0.35% |
2024 | $190,504.02 | 1.79%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medical care services:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 8.275 | 8.317 | 8.400 | 8.400 | 8.480 | 8.500 | 8.520 | 8.760 | 9.240 | 9.620 | 9.880 | 10.480 | 11.380 | 12.140 | 12.540 | 12.840 | 13.480 | 14.360 | 14.840 | 15.280 | 15.760 | 16.315 | 17.015 | 17.862 | 18.723 | 19.492 | 20.208 | 20.877 | 21.492 | 22.015 | 22.700 | 23.923 | 26.008 | 27.923 | 30.177 | 32.323 | 34.677 | 35.938 | 37.538 | 41.377 | 46.592 | 51.262 | 56.354 | 61.231 | 67.185 | 74.762 | 82.777 | 92.592 | 100.677 | 106.731 | 113.177 | 121.908 | 129.954 | 138.338 | 148.892 | 162.677 | 177.085 | 190.523 | 202.915 | 213.415 | 224.185 | 232.408 | 239.077 | 246.800 | 255.062 | 266.015 | 278.762 | 292.885 | 305.969 | 321.331 | 336.677 | 350.615 | 369.302 | 384.943 | 397.299 | 411.208 | 423.810 | 440.341 | 454.007 | 464.798 | 476.171 | 494.766 | 506.804 | 517.805 | 536.142 | 562.650 | 573.096 | 597.710 | 595.636 | 606.316 |