According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,479.04% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $4,164,067,326.25 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 $76,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $4,240,067,326.25 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 $76,000,000 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 | $76,000,000.00 | - |
| 1941 | $76,440,154.44 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $78,787,644.79 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $82,602,316.60 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $84,949,806.95 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $87,297,297.30 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $92,138,996.14 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $99,316,899.32 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $105,467,775.47 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $108,853,578.85 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $110,885,060.89 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $116,189,486.19 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $122,509,652.51 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $126,854,766.85 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $130,748,440.75 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $133,795,663.80 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $138,705,078.71 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $144,404,514.40 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $151,288,981.29 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $157,665,577.67 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $163,252,153.25 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $168,161,568.16 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $172,619,542.62 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $176,738,936.74 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $180,350,460.35 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $184,752,004.75 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $192,934,362.93 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $206,534,006.53 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $219,061,479.06 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $234,184,734.18 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $249,082,269.08 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $265,164,835.16 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $273,742,203.74 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $284,351,054.35 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $310,816,750.82 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $348,286,308.29 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $381,410,751.41 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $417,864,567.86 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $453,133,353.13 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $495,060,885.06 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $549,290,169.29 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $608,316,008.32 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $678,910,008.91 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $737,935,847.94 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $783,869,913.87 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $832,738,342.74 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $895,262,845.26 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $954,683,694.68 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,017,038,907.04 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,094,912,384.91 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,194,285,714.29 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,298,568,458.57 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,394,330,264.33 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,477,508,167.51 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,547,989,307.99 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,617,341,847.34 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,674,223,344.22 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,720,891,000.89 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,776,248,886.25 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,838,265,518.27 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,912,866,052.87 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $2,000,953,370.95 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $2,095,135,135.14 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,179,328,779.33 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $2,275,090,585.09 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $2,371,134,541.13 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $2,466,219,186.22 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $2,575,296,792.40 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $2,670,745,975.65 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $2,755,463,855.06 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $2,849,528,244.73 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $2,936,252,212.65 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $3,043,843,451.14 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $3,118,747,015.15 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $3,193,263,468.96 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $3,277,331,838.43 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $3,401,474,576.77 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $3,486,917,018.12 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $3,555,765,637.07 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $3,656,313,840.21 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $3,806,422,869.02 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $3,853,378,883.28 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $4,009,466,112.27 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $4,028,031,600.83 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $4,136,285,328.19 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $4,240,067,326.25 | 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 |