According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,347,105,159,313.73 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 $24,200,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,371,305,159,313.73 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 $24,200,000,000 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 | $24,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $24,200,000,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $24,437,254,901.96 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $24,437,254,901.96 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $24,579,607,843.14 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $24,579,607,843.14 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $24,721,960,784.31 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $25,481,176,470.59 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $26,714,901,960.78 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $27,474,117,647.06 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $28,233,333,333.33 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $29,799,215,686.27 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $32,120,663,650.08 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $34,109,954,751.13 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $35,204,977,375.57 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $35,861,990,950.23 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $37,577,526,395.17 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $39,621,568,627.45 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $41,026,847,662.14 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $42,286,123,680.24 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $43,271,644,042.23 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $44,859,426,847.66 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $46,702,714,932.13 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $48,929,260,935.14 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $50,991,553,544.49 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $52,798,340,874.81 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $54,386,123,680.24 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $55,827,903,469.08 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $57,160,180,995.48 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $58,328,205,128.21 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $59,751,734,539.97 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $62,398,039,215.69 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $66,796,380,090.50 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $70,847,963,800.90 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $75,739,064,856.71 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $80,557,164,404.22 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $85,758,521,870.29 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $88,532,579,185.52 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $91,963,650,075.41 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $100,523,076,923.08 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $112,641,327,300.15 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $123,354,298,642.53 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $135,144,042,232.28 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $146,550,527,903.47 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $160,110,558,069.38 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $177,649,170,437.41 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $196,739,064,856.71 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $219,570,286,576.17 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $238,660,180,995.48 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $253,515,987,933.63 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $269,320,814,479.64 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $289,542,232,277.53 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $308,759,879,336.35 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $328,926,546,003.02 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $354,112,066,365.01 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $386,250,980,392.16 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $419,977,677,224.74 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $450,948,567,119.16 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $477,849,622,926.09 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $500,644,343,891.40 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $523,074,057,315.23 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $541,470,437,405.73 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $556,563,499,245.85 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $574,467,119,155.35 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $594,524,283,559.58 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $618,651,282,051.28 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $647,140,120,663.65 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $677,600,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $704,829,562,594.27 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $735,800,452,488.69 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $766,862,594,268.48 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $797,614,479,638.01 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $832,891,911,010.56 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $863,761,693,815.99 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $891,160,802,413.27 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $921,582,720,965.31 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $949,630,630,467.57 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $984,427,346,907.99 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $1,008,652,349,924.59 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,032,752,155,354.45 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $1,059,941,202,111.61 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $1,100,090,936,651.58 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $1,127,724,380,090.50 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $1,149,991,117,647.06 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $1,182,510,004,524.89 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $1,231,057,650,075.41 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $1,246,243,971,342.38 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1,296,725,061,840.12 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $1,302,729,435,897.44 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $1,337,740,411,764.71 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $1,371,305,159,313.73 | 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 |