According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,479.04% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $5,670,802,214.04 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $103,500,000 in the year 1940 would cost $5,774,302,214.04 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $103,500,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $103,500,000.00 | - |
| 1941 | $104,099,420.85 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $107,296,332.05 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $112,491,312.74 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $115,688,223.94 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $118,885,135.14 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $125,478,764.48 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $135,253,935.25 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $143,630,457.38 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $148,241,386.99 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $151,007,944.76 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $158,231,734.48 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $166,838,803.09 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $172,756,162.76 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $178,058,731.81 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $182,208,568.46 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $188,894,416.39 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $196,656,147.91 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $206,031,704.78 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $214,715,622.22 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $222,323,656.07 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $229,009,504.01 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $235,080,561.33 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $240,690,525.69 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $245,608,850.61 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $251,603,059.10 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $262,746,139.00 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $281,266,706.27 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $298,327,145.83 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $318,922,631.42 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $339,210,721.71 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $361,112,637.36 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $372,793,659.04 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $387,241,238.49 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $423,283,338.28 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $474,310,959.31 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $519,421,220.67 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $569,065,562.82 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $617,096,079.60 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $674,194,757.94 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $748,046,480.55 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $828,430,353.43 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $924,568,235.82 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,004,952,108.70 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,067,507,053.76 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,134,058,137.81 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,219,206,637.96 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,300,128,452.63 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,385,046,406.30 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,491,097,787.35 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,626,428,571.43 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,768,445,203.45 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,898,857,662.61 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $2,012,132,833.38 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $2,108,117,018.12 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $2,202,564,226.31 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $2,280,027,843.78 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $2,343,581,823.58 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $2,418,970,522.72 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $2,503,427,383.43 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $2,605,021,532.52 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $2,724,982,551.23 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $2,853,243,243.24 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,967,901,692.90 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $3,098,314,152.06 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $3,229,110,855.36 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $3,358,601,128.60 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $3,507,147,605.44 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $3,637,134,322.10 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $3,752,506,697.36 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $3,880,607,543.81 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $3,998,711,894.86 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $4,145,234,173.60 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $4,247,241,000.89 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $4,348,720,645.23 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $4,463,208,490.50 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $4,632,271,298.63 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $4,748,630,412.83 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $4,842,391,361.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $4,979,322,137.66 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $5,183,746,933.47 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $5,247,693,610.78 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $5,460,259,771.31 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $5,485,543,035.34 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $5,632,967,519.31 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $5,774,302,214.04 | 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 |