According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 5,790.07% higher in 2016 versus 1938 (a $57,900,686,813.19 difference in value).
Between 1938 and 2016: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 5.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $1,000,000,000 in the year 1938 would cost $58,900,686,813.19 in 2016 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.70% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.
In the year 1938: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care services during the 1938-2016 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for medical care services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $1,000,000,000 beginning in 1938. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1938 | $1,000,000,000.00 | - |
1939 | $1,009,523,809.52 | 0.95% |
1940 | $1,011,904,761.90 | 0.24% |
1941 | $1,014,285,714.29 | 0.24% |
1942 | $1,042,857,142.86 | 2.82% |
1943 | $1,100,000,000.00 | 5.48% |
1944 | $1,145,238,095.24 | 4.11% |
1945 | $1,176,190,476.19 | 2.70% |
1946 | $1,247,619,047.62 | 6.07% |
1947 | $1,354,761,904.76 | 8.59% |
1948 | $1,445,238,095.24 | 6.68% |
1949 | $1,492,857,142.86 | 3.29% |
1950 | $1,528,571,428.57 | 2.39% |
1951 | $1,604,761,904.76 | 4.98% |
1952 | $1,709,523,809.52 | 6.53% |
1953 | $1,766,666,666.67 | 3.34% |
1954 | $1,819,047,619.05 | 2.96% |
1955 | $1,876,190,476.19 | 3.14% |
1956 | $1,942,307,692.31 | 3.52% |
1957 | $2,025,641,025.64 | 4.29% |
1958 | $2,126,373,626.37 | 4.97% |
1959 | $2,228,937,728.94 | 4.82% |
1960 | $2,320,512,820.51 | 4.11% |
1961 | $2,405,677,655.68 | 3.67% |
1962 | $2,485,347,985.35 | 3.31% |
1963 | $2,558,608,058.61 | 2.95% |
1964 | $2,620,879,120.88 | 2.43% |
1965 | $2,702,380,952.38 | 3.11% |
1966 | $2,847,985,347.99 | 5.39% |
1967 | $3,096,153,846.15 | 8.71% |
1968 | $3,324,175,824.18 | 7.36% |
1969 | $3,592,490,842.49 | 8.07% |
1970 | $3,847,985,347.99 | 7.11% |
1971 | $4,128,205,128.21 | 7.28% |
1972 | $4,278,388,278.39 | 3.64% |
1973 | $4,468,864,468.86 | 4.45% |
1974 | $4,925,824,175.82 | 10.23% |
1975 | $5,546,703,296.70 | 12.60% |
1976 | $6,102,564,102.56 | 10.02% |
1977 | $6,708,791,208.79 | 9.93% |
1978 | $7,289,377,289.38 | 8.65% |
1979 | $7,998,168,498.17 | 9.72% |
1980 | $8,900,183,150.18 | 11.28% |
1981 | $9,854,395,604.40 | 10.72% |
1982 | $11,022,893,772.89 | 11.86% |
1983 | $11,985,347,985.35 | 8.73% |
1984 | $12,706,043,956.04 | 6.01% |
1985 | $13,473,443,223.44 | 6.04% |
1986 | $14,512,820,512.82 | 7.71% |
1987 | $15,470,695,970.70 | 6.60% |
1988 | $16,468,864,468.86 | 6.45% |
1989 | $17,725,274,725.27 | 7.63% |
1990 | $19,366,300,366.30 | 9.26% |
1991 | $21,081,501,831.50 | 8.86% |
1992 | $22,681,318,681.32 | 7.59% |
1993 | $24,156,593,406.59 | 6.50% |
1994 | $25,406,593,406.59 | 5.17% |
1995 | $26,688,644,688.64 | 5.05% |
1996 | $27,667,582,417.58 | 3.67% |
1997 | $28,461,538,461.54 | 2.87% |
1998 | $29,380,952,380.95 | 3.23% |
1999 | $30,364,468,864.47 | 3.35% |
2000 | $31,668,498,168.50 | 4.29% |
2001 | $33,185,897,435.90 | 4.79% |
2002 | $34,867,216,117.22 | 5.07% |
2003 | $36,424,908,424.91 | 4.47% |
2004 | $38,253,663,003.66 | 5.02% |
2005 | $40,080,586,080.59 | 4.78% |
2006 | $41,739,926,739.93 | 4.14% |
2007 | $43,964,532,967.03 | 5.33% |
2008 | $45,826,529,304.03 | 4.24% |
2009 | $47,297,518,315.02 | 3.21% |
2010 | $48,953,315,018.32 | 3.50% |
2011 | $50,453,617,216.12 | 3.06% |
2012 | $52,421,584,249.08 | 3.90% |
2013 | $54,048,434,065.93 | 3.10% |
2014 | $55,333,076,923.08 | 2.38% |
2015 | $56,687,051,282.05 | 2.45% |
2016 | $58,900,686,813.19 | 3.91% |
2017 | $60,333,846,153.85 | 2.43% |
2018 | $61,643,498,168.50 | 2.17% |
2019 | $63,826,456,043.96 | 3.54% |
2020 | $66,982,106,227.11 | 4.94% |
2021 | $68,225,732,600.73 | 1.86% |
2022 | $71,155,915,750.92 | 4.29% |
2023 | $70,909,093,406.59 | -0.35% |
2024 | $72,180,436,507.94 | 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 |