According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $475,704,306,722,688,991,232 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.97% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $485,704,306,722,688,991,232 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 2.76%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $10,554,621,848,739,493,888.00 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $11,376,858,435,681,964,032.00 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $12,081,447,963,800,905,728.00 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $12,469,295,410,471,878,656.00 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $12,702,003,878,474,465,280.00 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $13,309,631,544,925,663,232.00 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $14,033,613,445,378,148,352.00 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $14,531,351,001,939,236,864.00 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $14,977,375,565,610,858,496.00 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $15,326,438,267,614,736,384.00 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $15,888,817,065,287,651,328.00 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $16,541,693,600,517,128,192.00 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $17,330,316,742,081,452,032.00 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $18,060,762,766,645,116,928.00 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $18,700,711,053,652,230,144.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $19,263,089,851,325,145,088.00 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $19,773,755,656,108,597,248.00 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $20,245,636,716,224,950,272.00 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $20,659,340,659,340,660,736.00 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $21,163,542,340,012,929,024.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $22,100,840,336,134,451,200.00 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $23,658,694,246,929,543,168.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $25,093,729,799,612,153,856.00 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $26,826,115,061,409,177,600.00 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $28,532,643,826,761,469,952.00 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $30,374,919,198,448,611,328.00 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $31,357,466,063,348,412,416.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $32,572,721,396,250,804,224.00 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $35,604,395,604,395,597,824.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $39,896,574,014,221,074,432.00 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $43,691,014,867,485,450,240.00 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $47,866,839,043,309,617,152.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $51,906,916,612,798,963,712.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $56,709,760,827,407,884,288.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $62,921,784,098,254,675,968.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $69,683,257,918,552,023,040.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $77,769,877,181,641,883,648.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $84,531,351,001,939,247,104.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $89,793,148,028,442,148,864.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $95,391,079,508,726,562,816.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $102,553,329,023,917,244,416.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $109,360,051,712,992,886,784.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $116,502,908,855,850,041,344.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $125,423,400,129,282,457,600.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $136,806,722,689,075,642,368.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $148,752,424,046,541,668,352.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $159,722,042,663,219,134,464.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $169,250,161,603,102,769,152.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $177,323,852,617,970,253,824.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $185,268,261,150,614,093,824.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $191,784,098,254,686,519,296.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $197,129,928,894,634,754,048.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $203,471,234,647,705,223,168.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $210,575,307,045,895,274,496.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $219,120,879,120,879,091,712.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $229,211,376,858,435,682,304.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $240,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $249,644,473,173,884,960,768.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $260,614,091,790,562,394,112.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $271,616,031,027,795,722,240.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $282,508,080,155,138,981,888.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $295,003,038,138,332,250,112.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $305,936,845,507,433,725,952.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $315,641,370,394,311,589,888.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $326,416,548,157,724,622,848.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $336,350,872,656,754,966,528.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $348,675,565,610,859,757,568.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $357,255,850,032,320,544,768.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $365,791,790,562,378,776,576.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $375,421,913,380,736,925,696.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $389,642,598,577,892,753,408.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $399,430,122,818,358,149,120.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $407,316,806,722,689,040,384.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $418,834,712,346,477,068,288.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $436,029,864,253,393,666,048.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $441,408,726,567,550,058,496.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $459,288,687,782,805,438,464.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $461,415,384,615,384,580,096.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $473,815,966,386,554,601,472.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $485,704,306,722,688,991,232.00 | 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 |