According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $2,765,322,998.01 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.59% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $49,677,500 in the year 1935 would cost $2,815,000,498.01 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $49,677,500 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 | $49,677,500.00 | - |
| 1936 | $49,677,500.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $50,164,534.31 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $50,164,534.31 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $50,456,754.90 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $50,456,754.90 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $50,748,975.49 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $52,307,485.29 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $54,840,063.73 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $56,398,573.53 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $57,957,083.33 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $61,171,509.80 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $65,936,953.24 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $70,020,548.64 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $72,268,399.32 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $73,617,109.73 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $77,138,742.46 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $81,334,730.39 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $84,219,472.10 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $86,804,500.38 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $88,827,565.99 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $92,086,949.47 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $95,870,831.45 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $100,441,461.16 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $104,674,913.27 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $108,383,866.89 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $111,643,250.38 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $114,602,920.44 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $117,337,805.43 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $119,735,512.82 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $122,657,718.70 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $128,090,024.51 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $137,118,891.40 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $145,435,938.91 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $155,476,338.61 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $165,366,881.60 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $176,044,172.32 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $181,738,727.38 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $188,781,992.84 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $206,352,692.31 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $231,228,906.49 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $253,220,378.96 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $277,422,237.93 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $300,837,349.17 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $328,673,233.41 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $364,676,308.45 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $403,863,838.61 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $450,731,525.26 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $489,919,055.43 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $520,414,896.30 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $552,858,874.43 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $594,369,183.63 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $633,818,963.05 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $675,216,879.71 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $726,917,445.32 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $792,891,862.75 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $862,125,663.65 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $925,702,373.68 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $980,924,572.02 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,027,717,330.32 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,073,760,805.05 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,111,524,696.46 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,142,507,571.64 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,179,259,930.24 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,220,433,061.84 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,269,960,705.13 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $1,328,442,286.95 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $1,390,970,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $1,446,866,553.54 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $1,510,443,263.57 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $1,574,207,294.49 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $1,637,334,434.39 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $1,709,751,566.50 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $1,773,120,724.98 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $1,829,365,320.74 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $1,891,815,108.30 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $1,949,391,555.58 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $2,020,821,881.24 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $2,070,550,707.16 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $2,120,022,528.83 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $2,175,835,911.90 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $2,258,254,855.60 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $2,314,980,491.40 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $2,360,689,411.03 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $2,427,443,832.64 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $2,527,101,917.84 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $2,558,276,234.97 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $2,661,903,275.19 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $2,674,228,989.74 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $2,746,099,144.85 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $2,815,000,498.01 | 2.51%* |
* 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 563.841 | 577.988 |