According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $14,223,558,771,008.40 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 $299,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $14,522,558,771,008.40 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 $299,000,000,000 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 | $299,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $315,583,193,277.31 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $340,168,067,226.89 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $361,235,294,117.65 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $372,831,932,773.11 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $379,789,915,966.39 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $397,957,983,193.28 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $419,605,042,016.81 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $434,487,394,957.98 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $447,823,529,411.76 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $458,260,504,201.68 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $475,075,630,252.10 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $494,596,638,655.46 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $518,176,470,588.24 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $540,016,806,722.69 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $559,151,260,504.20 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $575,966,386,554.62 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $591,235,294,117.65 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $605,344,537,815.13 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $617,714,285,714.29 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $632,789,915,966.39 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $660,815,126,050.42 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $707,394,957,983.19 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $750,302,521,008.40 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $802,100,840,336.13 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $853,126,050,420.17 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $908,210,084,033.61 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $937,588,235,294.12 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $973,924,369,747.90 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,064,571,428,571.43 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,192,907,563,025.21 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,306,361,344,537.82 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,431,218,487,394.96 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,552,016,806,722.69 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,695,621,848,739.50 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,881,361,344,537.82 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,083,529,411,764.71 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,325,319,327,731.09 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,527,487,394,957.98 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,684,815,126,050.42 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $2,852,193,277,310.92 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $3,066,344,537,815.13 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,269,865,546,218.49 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,483,436,974,789.92 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $3,750,159,663,865.55 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $4,090,521,008,403.36 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,447,697,478,991.60 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $4,775,689,075,630.25 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $5,060,579,831,932.77 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,301,983,193,277.31 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $5,539,521,008,403.36 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $5,734,344,537,815.13 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $5,894,184,873,949.58 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $6,083,789,915,966.39 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $6,296,201,680,672.27 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $6,551,714,285,714.29 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $6,853,420,168,067.23 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $7,176,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $7,464,369,747,899.16 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $7,792,361,344,537.82 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $8,121,319,327,731.09 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $8,446,991,596,638.66 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $8,820,590,840,336.14 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $9,147,511,680,672.27 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $9,437,676,974,789.92 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $9,759,854,789,915.97 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $10,056,891,092,436.98 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $10,425,399,411,764.71 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $10,681,949,915,966.39 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $10,937,174,537,815.13 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $11,225,115,210,084.03 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $11,650,313,697,478.99 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $11,942,960,672,268.91 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $12,178,772,521,008.40 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $12,523,157,899,159.67 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $13,037,292,941,176.47 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $13,198,120,924,369.75 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $13,732,731,764,705.88 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $13,796,320,000,000.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $14,167,097,394,957.98 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $14,522,558,771,008.40 | 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 |