According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $89,889,276,080.04 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 $1,889,604,000 in the year 1945 would cost $91,778,880,080.04 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 $1,889,604,000 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 | $1,889,604,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $1,994,405,566.39 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $2,149,775,720.75 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $2,282,915,239.82 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $2,356,203,048.48 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $2,400,175,733.68 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $2,514,993,300.58 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $2,651,797,210.08 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $2,745,849,897.87 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $2,830,130,877.83 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $2,896,089,905.62 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $3,002,357,228.18 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $3,125,725,039.43 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $3,274,743,583.71 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $3,412,768,956.69 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $3,533,693,840.98 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $3,639,961,163.54 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $3,736,456,778.28 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $3,825,623,612.15 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $3,903,797,274.73 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $3,999,071,425.99 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $4,176,183,630.25 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $4,470,556,328.38 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $4,741,721,220.43 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $5,069,073,432.45 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $5,391,539,790.56 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $5,739,656,881.71 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $5,925,319,330.32 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $6,154,954,464.12 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $6,727,820,835.16 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $7,538,872,584.36 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $8,255,871,645.77 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $9,044,937,052.36 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $9,808,351,725.92 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $10,715,899,089.85 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $11,889,725,491.92 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $13,167,376,289.59 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $14,695,427,100.19 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $15,973,077,897.87 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $16,967,349,168.71 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $18,025,136,540.40 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $19,378,518,073.69 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $20,664,719,115.71 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $22,014,436,258.56 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $23,700,055,857.79 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $25,851,053,042.02 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $28,108,317,548.80 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $30,181,141,070.46 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $31,981,578,236.59 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $33,507,186,120.23 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $35,008,364,734.32 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $36,239,599,919.84 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $37,249,750,215.90 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $38,448,005,887.52 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $39,790,394,249.52 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $41,405,168,967.03 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $43,311,873,455.72 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $45,350,496,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $47,172,919,508.73 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $49,245,743,030.38 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $51,324,673,869.42 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $53,382,839,829.35 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $55,743,892,087.83 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $57,809,948,701.82 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $59,643,719,606.26 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $61,679,801,506.50 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $63,556,995,437.57 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $65,885,874,348.05 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $67,507,208,324.45 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $69,120,163,061.38 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $70,939,874,921.19 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $73,627,021,284.32 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $75,476,475,779.81 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $76,966,746,725.04 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $79,143,174,778.88 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $82,392,377,561.27 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $83,408,769,535.69 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $86,787,374,158.91 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $87,189,235,643.08 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $89,532,454,534.79 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $91,778,880,080.04 | 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 |