According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,891.26% higher in 2025 versus 1944 (a $1,614,116.42 difference in value).
Between 1944 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.95% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $33,000 in the year 1944 would cost $1,647,116.42 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.65% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1944: Pricing changed by 2.84%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1944-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1944 (1.64%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $33,000 beginning in 1944. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | $33,000.00 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $33,911.92 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $35,792.75 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $38,581.11 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $40,970.51 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $42,285.77 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $43,074.93 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $45,135.51 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $47,590.67 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $49,278.60 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $50,791.15 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $51,974.89 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $53,882.02 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $56,096.05 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $58,770.43 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $61,247.51 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $63,417.70 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $65,324.83 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $67,056.60 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $68,656.84 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $70,059.78 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $71,769.63 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $74,948.19 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $80,231.17 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $85,097.65 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $90,972.50 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $96,759.67 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $103,007.17 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $106,339.18 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $110,460.34 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $120,741.33 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $135,296.93 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $148,164.61 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $162,325.63 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $176,026.31 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $192,313.67 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $213,379.83 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $236,309.29 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $263,732.56 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $286,662.02 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $304,505.78 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $323,489.44 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $347,778.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $370,860.90 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $395,083.70 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $425,334.79 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $463,937.82 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $504,447.99 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $541,648.07 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $573,959.74 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $601,339.18 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $628,280.19 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $650,376.64 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $668,505.38 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $690,009.96 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $714,101.24 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $743,080.91 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $777,299.72 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $813,886.01 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $846,592.27 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $883,792.35 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $921,102.03 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $958,039.06 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $1,000,411.86 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $1,037,490.49 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $1,070,400.40 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $1,106,941.09 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $1,140,630.29 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $1,182,425.69 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $1,211,523.08 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,240,470.09 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $1,273,127.68 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $1,321,352.75 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $1,354,544.12 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $1,381,289.38 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $1,420,348.80 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $1,478,660.86 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $1,496,901.61 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1,557,535.99 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $1,564,748.03 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $1,606,800.78 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $1,647,116.42 | 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 |