According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 6,222.43% higher in 2019 versus 1939 (a $25,036,115,494.21 difference in value).
Between 1939 and 2019: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 5.32% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $402,352,579 in the year 1939 would cost $25,438,468,073.21 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.71% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.
In the year 1939: Pricing changed by 0.95%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care services during the 1939-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1939 (-1.31%), inflation for medical care services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $402,352,579 beginning in 1939. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1939 | $402,352,579.00 | 0.95% |
1940 | $403,301,523.76 | 0.24% |
1941 | $404,250,468.52 | 0.24% |
1942 | $415,637,805.67 | 2.82% |
1943 | $438,412,479.95 | 5.48% |
1944 | $456,442,430.42 | 4.11% |
1945 | $468,778,712.33 | 2.70% |
1946 | $497,247,055.18 | 6.07% |
1947 | $539,949,569.46 | 8.59% |
1948 | $576,009,470.41 | 6.68% |
1949 | $594,988,365.64 | 3.29% |
1950 | $609,222,537.07 | 2.39% |
1951 | $639,588,769.45 | 4.98% |
1952 | $681,342,338.97 | 6.53% |
1953 | $704,117,013.25 | 3.34% |
1954 | $724,993,798.01 | 2.96% |
1955 | $747,768,472.29 | 3.14% |
1956 | $774,119,938.37 | 3.52% |
1957 | $807,333,005.03 | 4.29% |
1958 | $847,480,668.03 | 4.97% |
1959 | $888,358,288.54 | 4.82% |
1960 | $924,856,163.99 | 4.11% |
1961 | $958,799,188.16 | 3.67% |
1962 | $990,552,339.81 | 3.31% |
1963 | $1,019,750,640.17 | 2.95% |
1964 | $1,044,569,195.48 | 2.43% |
1965 | $1,077,052,304.63 | 3.11% |
1966 | $1,135,083,926.61 | 5.39% |
1967 | $1,233,993,169.08 | 8.71% |
1968 | $1,324,872,878.96 | 7.36% |
1969 | $1,431,811,654.04 | 8.07% |
1970 | $1,533,640,726.56 | 7.11% |
1971 | $1,645,324,225.45 | 7.28% |
1972 | $1,705,180,741.19 | 3.64% |
1973 | $1,781,096,322.13 | 4.45% |
1974 | $1,963,220,720.65 | 10.23% |
1975 | $2,210,676,316.22 | 12.60% |
1976 | $2,432,218,420.22 | 10.02% |
1977 | $2,673,834,355.73 | 9.93% |
1978 | $2,905,230,886.10 | 8.65% |
1979 | $3,187,724,442.11 | 9.72% |
1980 | $3,547,228,515.33 | 11.28% |
1981 | $3,927,536,377.56 | 10.72% |
1982 | $4,393,249,268.34 | 11.86% |
1983 | $4,776,841,939.36 | 8.73% |
1984 | $5,064,080,219.18 | 6.01% |
1985 | $5,369,932,415.48 | 6.04% |
1986 | $5,784,183,301.88 | 7.71% |
1987 | $6,165,951,079.12 | 6.60% |
1988 | $6,563,777,921.57 | 6.45% |
1989 | $7,064,528,772.79 | 7.63% |
1990 | $7,718,570,700.92 | 9.26% |
1991 | $8,402,175,908.16 | 8.86% |
1992 | $9,039,793,792.34 | 7.59% |
1993 | $9,627,774,565.89 | 6.50% |
1994 | $10,125,970,565.83 | 5.17% |
1995 | $10,636,940,822.18 | 5.05% |
1996 | $11,027,103,110.78 | 3.67% |
1997 | $11,343,539,690.97 | 2.87% |
1998 | $11,709,978,360.52 | 3.23% |
1999 | $12,101,965,542.89 | 3.35% |
2000 | $12,621,695,289.35 | 4.29% |
2001 | $13,226,465,085.61 | 4.79% |
2002 | $13,896,566,078.94 | 5.07% |
2003 | $14,517,394,940.41 | 4.47% |
2004 | $15,246,257,513.21 | 5.02% |
2005 | $15,974,390,128.51 | 4.78% |
2006 | $16,635,731,631.73 | 4.14% |
2007 | $17,522,363,570.76 | 5.33% |
2008 | $18,264,474,872.36 | 4.24% |
2009 | $18,850,747,545.34 | 3.21% |
2010 | $19,510,676,580.78 | 3.50% |
2011 | $20,108,632,223.70 | 3.06% |
2012 | $20,892,978,866.77 | 3.90% |
2013 | $21,541,370,923.78 | 3.10% |
2014 | $22,053,374,070.01 | 2.38% |
2015 | $22,593,009,757.74 | 2.45% |
2016 | $23,475,269,251.29 | 3.91% |
2017 | $24,046,464,651.92 | 2.43% |
2018 | $24,568,435,367.93 | 2.17% |
2019 | $25,438,468,073.21 | 3.54% |
2020 | $26,696,173,911.98 | 4.94% |
2021 | $27,191,829,659.79 | 1.86% |
2022 | $28,359,674,079.40 | 4.29% |
2023 | $28,261,301,355.69 | -0.35% |
2024 | $28,715,519,240.60 | 1.61%* |
* 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 | 605.209 |