According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $559,808,828,151.26 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 $11,768,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $571,576,828,151.26 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 $11,768,000,000 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 | $11,768,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $12,420,678,991.60 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $13,388,287,007.11 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $14,217,447,963.80 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $14,673,866,839.04 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $14,947,718,164.19 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $15,662,774,402.07 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $16,514,756,302.52 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $17,100,493,859.08 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $17,625,375,565.61 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $18,036,152,553.33 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $18,697,959,922.43 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $19,466,265,029.09 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $20,394,316,742.08 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $21,253,905,623.79 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $22,006,996,767.94 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $22,668,804,137.04 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $23,269,755,656.11 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $23,825,065,287.65 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $24,311,912,087.91 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $24,905,256,625.73 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $26,008,268,907.56 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $27,841,551,389.79 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $29,530,301,228.18 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $31,568,972,204.27 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $33,577,215,255.33 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $35,745,204,912.73 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $36,901,466,063.35 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $38,331,578,539.11 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $41,899,252,747.25 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $46,950,288,299.94 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $51,415,586,296.06 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $56,329,696,186.17 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $61,084,059,469.94 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $66,736,046,541.69 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $74,046,355,526.83 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $82,003,257,918.55 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $91,519,591,467.36 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $99,476,493,859.08 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $105,668,576,599.87 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $112,256,222,365.87 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $120,684,757,595.35 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $128,694,908,855.85 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $137,100,623,141.56 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $147,598,257,272.14 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $160,994,151,260.50 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $175,051,852,617.97 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $187,960,899,806.08 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $199,173,590,174.53 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $208,674,709,760.83 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $218,023,689,722.04 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $225,691,526,826.12 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $231,982,500,323.21 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $239,444,948,933.42 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $247,805,021,331.61 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $257,861,450,549.45 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $269,735,948,287.01 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $282,432,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $293,781,616,031.03 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $306,690,663,219.13 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $319,637,745,313.51 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $332,455,508,726.57 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $347,159,575,281.19 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $360,026,479,793.15 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $371,446,764,680.03 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $384,126,993,872.01 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $395,817,706,942.47 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $410,321,405,610.86 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $420,418,684,318.03 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $430,463,779,133.81 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $441,796,507,666.45 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $458,531,410,006.46 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $470,049,368,532.64 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $479,330,418,151.26 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $492,884,689,489.33 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $513,119,944,253.39 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $519,449,789,424.69 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $540,490,927,782.81 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $542,993,624,615.38 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $557,586,629,243.70 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $571,576,828,151.26 | 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 |