According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,371.85% higher in 2024 versus 1935 (a $257,848.78 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2024: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.60% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $4,800 in the year 1935 would cost $262,648.78 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.57% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $4,800 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 | $4,800.00 | - |
1936 | $4,800.00 | 0.00% ** |
1937 | $4,847.06 | 0.98% |
1938 | $4,847.06 | 0.00% ** |
1939 | $4,875.29 | 0.58% |
1940 | $4,875.29 | 0.00% ** |
1941 | $4,903.53 | 0.58% |
1942 | $5,054.12 | 3.07% |
1943 | $5,298.82 | 4.84% |
1944 | $5,449.41 | 2.84% |
1945 | $5,600.00 | 2.76% |
1946 | $5,910.59 | 5.55% |
1947 | $6,371.04 | 7.79% |
1948 | $6,765.61 | 6.19% |
1949 | $6,982.81 | 3.21% |
1950 | $7,113.12 | 1.87% |
1951 | $7,453.39 | 4.78% |
1952 | $7,858.82 | 5.44% |
1953 | $8,137.56 | 3.55% |
1954 | $8,387.33 | 3.07% |
1955 | $8,582.81 | 2.33% |
1956 | $8,897.74 | 3.67% |
1957 | $9,263.35 | 4.11% |
1958 | $9,704.98 | 4.77% |
1959 | $10,114.03 | 4.21% |
1960 | $10,472.40 | 3.54% |
1961 | $10,787.33 | 3.01% |
1962 | $11,073.30 | 2.65% |
1963 | $11,337.56 | 2.39% |
1964 | $11,569.23 | 2.04% |
1965 | $11,851.58 | 2.44% |
1966 | $12,376.47 | 4.43% |
1967 | $13,248.87 | 7.05% |
1968 | $14,052.49 | 6.07% |
1969 | $15,022.62 | 6.90% |
1970 | $15,978.28 | 6.36% |
1971 | $17,009.95 | 6.46% |
1972 | $17,560.18 | 3.23% |
1973 | $18,240.72 | 3.88% |
1974 | $19,938.46 | 9.31% |
1975 | $22,342.08 | 12.06% |
1976 | $24,466.97 | 9.51% |
1977 | $26,805.43 | 9.56% |
1978 | $29,067.87 | 8.44% |
1979 | $31,757.47 | 9.25% |
1980 | $35,236.20 | 10.95% |
1981 | $39,022.62 | 10.75% |
1982 | $43,551.13 | 11.60% |
1983 | $47,337.56 | 8.69% |
1984 | $50,284.16 | 6.22% |
1985 | $53,419.00 | 6.23% |
1986 | $57,429.86 | 7.51% |
1987 | $61,241.63 | 6.64% |
1988 | $65,241.63 | 6.53% |
1989 | $70,237.10 | 7.66% |
1990 | $76,611.76 | 9.08% |
1991 | $83,301.36 | 8.73% |
1992 | $89,444.34 | 7.37% |
1993 | $94,780.09 | 5.97% |
1994 | $99,301.36 | 4.77% |
1995 | $103,750.23 | 4.48% |
1996 | $107,399.10 | 3.52% |
1997 | $110,392.76 | 2.79% |
1998 | $113,943.89 | 3.22% |
1999 | $117,922.17 | 3.49% |
2000 | $122,707.69 | 4.06% |
2001 | $128,358.37 | 4.60% |
2002 | $134,400.00 | 4.71% |
2003 | $139,800.90 | 4.02% |
2004 | $145,943.89 | 4.39% |
2005 | $152,104.98 | 4.22% |
2006 | $158,204.52 | 4.01% |
2007 | $165,201.70 | 4.42% |
2008 | $171,324.63 | 3.71% |
2009 | $176,759.17 | 3.17% |
2010 | $182,793.27 | 3.41% |
2011 | $188,356.49 | 3.04% |
2012 | $195,258.32 | 3.66% |
2013 | $200,063.28 | 2.46% |
2014 | $204,843.40 | 2.39% |
2015 | $210,236.27 | 2.63% |
2016 | $218,199.86 | 3.79% |
2017 | $223,680.87 | 2.51% |
2018 | $228,097.41 | 1.97% |
2019 | $234,547.44 | 2.83% |
2020 | $244,176.72 | 4.11% |
2021 | $247,188.89 | 1.23% |
2022 | $257,201.67 | 4.05% |
2023 | $258,392.62 | 0.46% |
2024 | $262,648.78 | 1.65%* |
* 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:
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 | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.300 | 10.300 | 10.360 | 10.360 | 10.420 | 10.740 | 11.260 | 11.580 | 11.900 | 12.560 | 13.538 | 14.377 | 14.838 | 15.115 | 15.838 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.823 | 18.238 | 18.908 | 19.685 | 20.623 | 21.492 | 22.254 | 22.923 | 23.531 | 24.092 | 24.585 | 25.185 | 26.300 | 28.154 | 29.862 | 31.923 | 33.954 | 36.146 | 37.315 | 38.762 | 42.369 | 47.477 | 51.992 | 56.962 | 61.769 | 67.485 | 74.877 | 82.923 | 92.546 | 100.592 | 106.854 | 113.515 | 122.038 | 130.138 | 138.638 | 149.254 | 162.800 | 177.015 | 190.069 | 201.408 | 211.015 | 220.469 | 228.223 | 234.585 | 242.131 | 250.585 | 260.754 | 272.762 | 285.600 | 297.077 | 310.131 | 323.223 | 336.185 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.258 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.876 | 525.276 | 546.554 | 549.084 | 558.129 |