According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $285,898,288,340.34 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 $6,010,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $291,908,288,340.34 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 $6,010,000,000 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 | $6,010,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $6,343,327,731.09 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $6,837,491,919.84 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $7,260,950,226.24 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $7,494,046,541.69 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $7,633,904,330.96 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $7,999,088,558.50 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $8,434,201,680.67 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $8,733,341,952.17 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $9,001,402,714.93 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $9,211,189,398.84 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $9,549,179,056.24 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $9,941,557,853.91 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $10,415,520,361.99 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $10,854,518,422.75 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $11,239,127,343.24 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $11,577,117,000.65 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $11,884,027,149.32 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $12,167,627,666.45 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $12,416,263,736.26 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $12,719,288,946.35 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $13,282,605,042.02 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $14,218,875,242.40 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $15,081,331,609.57 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $16,122,495,151.91 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $17,148,118,939.88 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $18,255,326,438.27 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $18,845,837,104.07 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $19,576,205,559.15 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $21,398,241,758.24 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $23,977,840,982.55 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $26,258,299,935.36 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $28,767,970,265.03 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $31,196,056,884.29 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $34,082,566,257.27 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $37,815,992,243.05 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $41,879,638,009.05 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $46,739,696,186.17 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $50,803,341,952.17 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $53,965,681,965.09 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $57,330,038,784.74 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $61,634,550,743.37 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $65,725,391,079.51 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $70,018,248,222.37 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $75,379,463,477.70 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $82,220,840,336.13 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $89,400,206,851.97 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $95,992,947,640.59 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $101,719,347,123.46 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $106,571,635,423.40 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $111,346,224,951.52 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $115,262,243,051.07 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $118,475,087,265.68 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $122,286,212,023.27 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $126,555,759,534.58 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $131,691,648,351.65 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $137,756,037,491.92 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $144,240,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $150,036,328,377.50 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $156,629,069,166.13 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $163,241,234,647.71 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $169,787,356,173.24 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $177,296,825,921.14 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $183,868,044,149.97 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $189,700,463,606.98 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $196,176,345,442.79 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $202,146,874,466.71 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $209,554,014,932.13 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $214,710,765,869.42 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $219,840,866,127.99 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $225,628,569,941.82 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $234,175,201,745.31 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $240,057,503,813.83 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $244,797,400,840.34 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $251,719,662,120.23 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $262,053,948,416.29 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $265,286,644,667.10 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $276,032,501,357.47 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $277,310,646,153.85 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $284,763,395,798.32 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $291,908,288,340.34 | 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 |