According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $51,611,020,192.61 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 $1,084,939,099 in the year 1945 would cost $52,695,959,291.61 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 $1,084,939,099 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 | $1,084,939,099.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $1,145,112,191.89 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $1,234,319,854.07 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $1,310,763,526.85 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $1,352,842,612.78 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $1,378,090,064.34 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $1,444,013,965.64 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $1,522,561,592.71 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $1,576,563,086.33 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $1,624,954,035.15 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $1,662,825,212.49 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $1,723,839,887.10 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $1,794,673,015.09 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $1,880,233,823.15 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $1,959,482,768.33 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $2,028,913,260.12 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $2,089,927,934.73 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $2,145,332,064.54 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $2,196,528,285.76 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $2,241,412,644.09 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $2,296,115,455.80 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $2,397,806,580.14 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $2,566,824,241.98 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $2,722,516,859.93 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $2,910,470,110.44 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $3,095,618,088.55 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $3,295,493,746.74 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $3,402,094,097.77 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $3,533,941,900.36 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $3,862,860,088.75 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $4,328,535,306.42 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $4,740,209,030.47 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $5,193,260,522.36 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $5,631,584,334.18 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $6,152,663,681.66 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $6,826,630,374.70 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $7,560,209,106.15 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $8,437,558,047.88 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $9,171,136,779.33 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $9,742,009,711.84 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $10,349,351,185.48 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $11,126,411,639.07 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $11,864,899,597.21 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $12,639,856,096.49 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $13,607,675,072.98 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $14,842,696,245.14 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $16,138,732,091.91 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $17,328,868,905.75 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $18,362,611,783.53 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $19,238,558,089.05 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $20,100,478,032.60 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $20,807,406,676.30 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $21,387,396,744.09 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $22,075,389,799.11 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $22,846,138,389.80 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $23,773,280,916.55 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $24,868,038,468.93 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $26,038,538,376.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $27,084,904,979.56 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $28,275,041,793.40 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $29,468,685,197.73 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $30,650,406,194.37 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $32,006,033,040.01 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $33,192,284,551.57 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $34,245,166,400.27 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $35,414,207,565.69 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $36,492,021,272.81 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $37,829,175,399.72 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $38,760,084,004.65 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $39,686,181,567.43 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $40,730,991,244.82 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $42,273,848,983.31 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $43,335,735,756.40 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $44,191,392,929.33 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $45,441,015,544.31 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $47,306,584,806.02 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $47,890,158,609.29 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $49,830,025,510.40 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $50,060,759,164.94 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $51,406,146,766.32 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $52,695,959,291.61 | 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 |