According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 6,379.06% higher in 2019 versus 1935 (a $956,859.03 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2019: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 5.09% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $15,000 in the year 1935 would cost $971,859.03 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% 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 $15,000 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 | $15,000.00 | - |
1936 | $15,075.53 | 0.50% |
1937 | $15,226.59 | 1.00% |
1938 | $15,226.59 | 0.00% ** |
1939 | $15,371.60 | 0.95% |
1940 | $15,407.85 | 0.24% |
1941 | $15,444.11 | 0.24% |
1942 | $15,879.15 | 2.82% |
1943 | $16,749.24 | 5.48% |
1944 | $17,438.07 | 4.11% |
1945 | $17,909.37 | 2.70% |
1946 | $18,996.98 | 6.07% |
1947 | $20,628.40 | 8.59% |
1948 | $22,006.04 | 6.68% |
1949 | $22,731.12 | 3.29% |
1950 | $23,274.92 | 2.39% |
1951 | $24,435.05 | 4.98% |
1952 | $26,030.21 | 6.53% |
1953 | $26,900.30 | 3.34% |
1954 | $27,697.89 | 2.96% |
1955 | $28,567.98 | 3.14% |
1956 | $29,574.72 | 3.52% |
1957 | $30,843.60 | 4.29% |
1958 | $32,377.41 | 4.97% |
1959 | $33,939.11 | 4.82% |
1960 | $35,333.49 | 4.11% |
1961 | $36,630.26 | 3.67% |
1962 | $37,843.37 | 3.31% |
1963 | $38,958.87 | 2.95% |
1964 | $39,907.04 | 2.43% |
1965 | $41,148.04 | 3.11% |
1966 | $43,365.09 | 5.39% |
1967 | $47,143.85 | 8.71% |
1968 | $50,615.85 | 7.36% |
1969 | $54,701.37 | 8.07% |
1970 | $58,591.68 | 7.11% |
1971 | $62,858.47 | 7.28% |
1972 | $65,145.25 | 3.64% |
1973 | $68,045.55 | 4.45% |
1974 | $75,003.49 | 10.23% |
1975 | $84,457.36 | 12.60% |
1976 | $92,921.22 | 10.02% |
1977 | $102,151.99 | 9.93% |
1978 | $110,992.33 | 8.65% |
1979 | $121,784.80 | 9.72% |
1980 | $135,519.41 | 11.28% |
1981 | $150,048.80 | 10.72% |
1982 | $167,841.04 | 11.86% |
1983 | $182,495.93 | 8.73% |
1984 | $193,469.67 | 6.01% |
1985 | $205,154.54 | 6.04% |
1986 | $220,980.71 | 7.71% |
1987 | $235,565.88 | 6.60% |
1988 | $250,764.58 | 6.45% |
1989 | $269,895.42 | 7.63% |
1990 | $294,882.64 | 9.26% |
1991 | $320,999.30 | 8.86% |
1992 | $345,359.05 | 7.59% |
1993 | $367,822.45 | 6.50% |
1994 | $386,855.68 | 5.17% |
1995 | $406,376.95 | 5.05% |
1996 | $421,282.83 | 3.67% |
1997 | $433,372.07 | 2.87% |
1998 | $447,371.60 | 3.23% |
1999 | $462,347.20 | 3.35% |
2000 | $482,203.11 | 4.29% |
2001 | $505,307.92 | 4.79% |
2002 | $530,908.67 | 5.07% |
2003 | $554,627.00 | 4.47% |
2004 | $582,472.69 | 5.02% |
2005 | $610,290.50 | 4.78% |
2006 | $635,556.59 | 4.14% |
2007 | $669,429.75 | 5.33% |
2008 | $697,781.59 | 4.24% |
2009 | $720,179.74 | 3.21% |
2010 | $745,391.87 | 3.50% |
2011 | $768,236.35 | 3.06% |
2012 | $798,201.77 | 3.90% |
2013 | $822,973.14 | 3.10% |
2014 | $842,533.86 | 2.38% |
2015 | $863,150.27 | 2.45% |
2016 | $896,856.38 | 3.91% |
2017 | $918,678.50 | 2.43% |
2018 | $938,620.03 | 2.17% |
2019 | $971,859.03 | 3.54% |
2020 | $1,019,908.81 | 4.94% |
2021 | $1,038,844.99 | 1.86% |
2022 | $1,083,461.68 | 4.29% |
2023 | $1,079,703.42 | -0.35% |
2024 | $1,099,061.63 | 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 |