According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 273.95% higher in 2024 versus 1989 (a $438,313,470,425.54 difference in value).
Between 1989 and 2024: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 3.84% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $160,000,000,000 in the year 1989 would cost $598,313,470,425.54 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.66% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1989: Pricing changed by 7.66%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care during the 1989-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1989 (4.83%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $160,000,000,000 beginning in 1989. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1989 | $160,000,000,000.00 | 7.66% |
1990 | $174,521,465,752.72 | 9.08% |
1991 | $189,760,346,338.20 | 8.73% |
1992 | $203,754,058,650.72 | 7.37% |
1993 | $215,908,880,070.09 | 5.97% |
1994 | $226,208,318,301.29 | 4.77% |
1995 | $236,342,833,582.44 | 4.48% |
1996 | $244,654,950,265.42 | 3.52% |
1997 | $251,474,514,250.37 | 2.79% |
1998 | $259,563,984,950.78 | 3.22% |
1999 | $268,626,501,056.54 | 3.49% |
2000 | $279,527,908,055.46 | 4.06% |
2001 | $292,400,144,307.58 | 4.60% |
2002 | $306,162,964,490.03 | 4.71% |
2003 | $318,466,216,564.45 | 4.02% |
2004 | $332,459,928,876.98 | 4.39% |
2005 | $346,494,871,927.02 | 4.22% |
2006 | $360,389,630,469.52 | 4.01% |
2007 | $376,329,186,208.32 | 4.42% |
2008 | $390,277,214,863.68 | 3.71% |
2009 | $402,657,073,648.40 | 3.17% |
2010 | $416,402,741,844.04 | 3.41% |
2011 | $429,075,751,172.50 | 3.04% |
2012 | $444,798,103,386.07 | 3.66% |
2013 | $455,743,792,197.08 | 2.46% |
2014 | $466,632,912,436.22 | 2.39% |
2015 | $478,917,858,063.19 | 2.63% |
2016 | $497,058,887,800.86 | 3.79% |
2017 | $509,544,627,119.52 | 2.51% |
2018 | $519,605,504,303.46 | 1.97% |
2019 | $534,298,654,847.19 | 2.83% |
2020 | $556,234,149,358.35 | 4.11% |
2021 | $563,095,851,157.04 | 1.23% |
2022 | $585,904,942,534.66 | 4.05% |
2023 | $588,617,925,063.13 | 0.46% |
2024 | $598,313,470,425.54 | 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 |