According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $24,211,602,724,998.31 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 $508,963,286,286 in the year 1945 would cost $24,720,566,011,284.31 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 $508,963,286,286 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 | $508,963,286,286.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $537,191,502,164.05 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $579,040,325,703.53 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $614,901,345,874.94 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $634,641,356,978.47 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $646,485,363,640.59 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $677,411,381,036.12 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $714,259,401,762.71 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $739,592,416,012.24 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $762,293,428,781.29 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $780,059,438,774.47 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $808,682,454,874.59 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $841,911,473,565.53 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $882,049,496,142.71 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $919,226,517,054.35 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $951,797,535,375.18 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $980,420,551,475.29 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,006,411,566,094.94 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,030,428,579,604.24 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $1,051,484,591,448.00 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $1,077,146,605,882.59 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,124,851,632,716.12 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $1,204,140,677,315.29 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $1,277,178,718,398.35 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $1,365,350,767,994.12 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $1,452,206,816,849.65 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $1,545,971,869,591.41 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,595,979,897,720.35 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,657,831,932,511.41 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,812,133,019,304.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $2,030,589,142,183.06 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $2,223,712,250,812.59 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $2,436,246,370,360.59 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $2,641,871,486,022.35 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $2,886,318,623,521.06 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $3,202,487,801,362.59 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $3,546,621,994,934.12 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $3,958,201,226,442.71 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $4,302,335,420,014.24 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $4,570,141,570,652.12 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $4,855,055,730,913.06 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $5,219,587,935,958.24 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $5,566,025,130,825.18 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $5,929,570,335,315.18 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $6,383,590,590,696.35 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $6,962,959,916,584.94 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $7,570,952,258,573.65 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $8,129,265,572,618.47 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $8,614,211,845,395.18 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $9,025,133,076,533.65 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $9,429,474,303,970.94 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $9,761,106,490,510.23 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $10,033,189,643,553.88 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $10,355,938,825,096.59 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $10,717,510,028,476.23 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $11,152,448,273,124.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $11,666,017,562,000.82 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $12,215,118,870,864.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $12,705,987,146,971.77 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $13,264,300,461,016.59 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $13,824,258,775,986.71 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $14,378,624,087,810.82 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $15,014,571,575,523.98 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $15,571,062,228,543.58 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $16,064,986,916,370.54 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $16,613,403,904,848.79 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $17,119,024,549,254.59 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $17,746,306,172,093.30 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $18,183,011,147,734.83 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $18,617,459,182,106.85 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $19,107,597,077,803.79 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $19,831,377,744,922.10 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $20,329,526,795,125.22 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $20,730,930,050,909.93 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $21,317,149,160,651.45 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $22,192,319,262,924.57 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $22,466,083,606,913.87 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $23,376,107,988,792.13 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $23,484,349,049,676.48 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $24,115,493,134,687.78 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $24,720,566,011,284.31 | 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 |