According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $623,988,086,422.90 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 $13,117,141,838 in the year 1945 would cost $637,105,228,260.90 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 $13,117,141,838 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 | $13,117,141,838.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $13,844,647,183.64 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $14,923,186,577.17 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $15,847,406,654.96 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $16,356,151,651.91 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $16,661,398,650.08 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $17,458,432,478.63 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $18,408,089,806.27 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $19,060,979,219.02 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $19,646,035,965.51 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $20,103,906,462.77 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $20,841,586,708.34 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $21,697,974,119.87 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $22,732,422,280.33 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $23,690,558,691.26 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $24,529,987,936.22 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $25,267,668,181.80 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $25,937,515,761.11 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $26,556,488,840.73 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $27,099,150,170.81 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $27,760,518,666.85 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $28,989,985,742.81 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $31,033,444,813.88 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $32,915,801,302.60 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $35,188,195,622.30 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $37,426,673,608.88 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $39,843,212,344.38 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $41,132,033,003.32 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $42,726,100,660.43 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $46,702,790,719.91 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $52,332,902,019.48 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $57,310,123,906.30 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $62,787,611,706.78 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $68,087,038,758.33 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $74,386,997,637.22 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $82,535,396,671.68 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $91,404,517,785.16 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $102,011,850,971.54 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $110,880,972,085.02 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $117,782,945,876.96 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $125,125,831,999.59 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $134,520,656,276.58 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $143,449,130,973.03 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $152,818,518,000.18 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $164,519,652,930.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $179,451,318,590.45 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $195,120,664,496.48 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $209,509,668,826.85 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $222,007,837,585.23 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $232,598,212,605.05 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $243,019,005,959.22 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $251,565,921,907.97 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $258,578,123,782.58 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $266,896,104,482.69 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $276,214,617,010.14 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $287,423,965,109.58 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $300,659,814,113.54 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $314,811,404,112.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $327,462,196,369.46 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $341,851,200,699.84 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $356,282,600,446.62 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $370,569,855,777.60 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $386,959,669,390.14 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $401,301,699,599.13 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $414,031,262,540.29 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $428,165,216,045.52 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $441,196,210,397.37 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $457,362,684,956.25 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $468,617,565,732.92 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $479,814,279,998.27 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $492,446,248,690.85 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $511,099,723,167.31 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $523,938,157,537.82 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $534,283,232,678.27 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $549,391,432,852.67 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $571,946,557,501.57 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $579,002,087,491.75 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $602,455,486,223.60 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $605,245,104,623.53 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $621,511,123,620.15 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $637,105,228,260.90 | 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 |