According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $14,746,833,508,403.36 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 $310,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $15,056,833,508,403.36 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 $310,000,000,000 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 | $310,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $327,193,277,310.92 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $352,682,611,506.14 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $374,524,886,877.83 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $386,548,157,724.63 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $393,762,120,232.71 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $412,598,577,892.70 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $435,042,016,806.72 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $450,471,881,060.12 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $464,298,642,533.94 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $475,119,586,296.06 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $492,553,329,023.92 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $512,792,501,616.03 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $537,239,819,004.52 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $559,883,645,766.00 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $579,722,042,663.22 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $597,155,785,391.08 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $612,986,425,339.37 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $627,614,738,202.97 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $640,439,560,439.56 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $656,069,812,540.40 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $685,126,050,420.17 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $733,419,521,654.82 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $777,905,623,787.98 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $831,609,566,903.68 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $884,511,958,629.61 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $941,622,495,151.91 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $972,081,447,963.80 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,009,754,363,283.77 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,103,736,263,736.26 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,236,793,794,440.85 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,354,421,460,892.05 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,483,872,010,342.60 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,609,114,414,996.77 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,758,002,585,649.64 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,950,575,307,045.90 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,160,180,995,475.11 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,410,866,192,630.90 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,620,471,881,060.12 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,783,587,588,881.71 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $2,957,123,464,770.52 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $3,179,153,199,741.44 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,390,161,603,102.78 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,611,590,174,531.35 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $3,888,125,404,007.76 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $4,241,008,403,361.34 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,611,325,145,442.79 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $4,951,383,322,559.79 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $5,246,755,009,696.19 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,497,039,431,157.08 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $5,743,316,095,669.04 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $5,945,307,045,895.28 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $6,111,027,795,733.68 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $6,307,608,274,078.86 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $6,527,834,518,422.75 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $6,792,747,252,747.25 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $7,105,552,682,611.51 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $7,440,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $7,738,978,668,390.43 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $8,079,036,845,507.44 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $8,420,096,961,861.67 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $8,757,750,484,809.31 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $9,145,094,182,288.30 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $9,484,042,210,730.45 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $9,784,882,482,223.66 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $10,118,912,992,889.46 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $10,426,877,052,359.40 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $10,808,942,533,936.65 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $11,074,931,351,001.94 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $11,339,545,507,433.74 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $11,638,079,314,802.85 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $12,078,920,555,914.67 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $12,382,333,807,369.10 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $12,626,821,008,403.36 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $12,983,876,082,740.79 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $13,516,925,791,855.20 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $13,683,670,523,594.05 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $14,237,949,321,266.97 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $14,303,876,923,076.92 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $14,688,294,957,983.19 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $15,056,833,508,403.36 | 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 |