According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $3,187,218,855,042.02 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 $67,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $3,254,218,855,042.02 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 $67,000,000,000 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 | $67,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $70,715,966,386.55 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $76,224,951,519.07 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $80,945,701,357.47 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $83,544,279,250.16 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $85,103,425,985.78 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $89,174,531,351.00 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $94,025,210,084.03 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $97,360,051,712.99 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $100,348,416,289.59 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $102,687,136,393.02 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $106,455,074,337.43 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $110,829,347,123.46 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $116,113,122,171.95 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $121,007,110,536.52 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $125,294,764,059.47 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $129,062,702,003.88 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $132,484,162,895.93 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $135,645,765,998.71 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $138,417,582,417.58 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $141,795,733,678.09 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $148,075,630,252.10 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $158,513,251,454.43 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $168,127,989,657.40 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $179,734,970,911.44 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $191,168,713,639.30 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $203,511,958,629.61 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $210,095,022,624.43 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $218,237,233,354.88 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $238,549,450,549.45 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $267,307,045,895.28 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $292,729,799,612.15 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $320,707,821,590.17 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $347,776,341,305.75 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $379,955,397,543.63 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $421,575,953,458.31 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $466,877,828,054.30 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $521,058,177,117.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $566,360,051,712.99 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $601,614,091,790.56 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $639,120,232,708.47 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $687,107,304,460.25 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $732,712,346,477.05 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $780,569,489,334.20 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $840,336,780,866.19 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $916,605,042,016.81 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $996,641,241,111.83 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,070,137,685,843.57 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,133,976,082,740.79 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,188,069,812,540.40 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,241,297,349,709.11 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,284,953,458,306.40 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,320,770,523,594.05 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,363,257,272,139.63 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,410,854,557,207.50 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,468,109,890,109.89 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $1,535,716,224,951.52 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $1,608,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $1,672,617,970,265.03 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $1,746,114,414,996.77 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $1,819,827,407,886.23 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $1,892,804,137,039.43 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $1,976,520,355,526.83 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $2,049,776,864,899.81 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $2,114,797,181,641.89 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $2,186,990,872,656.76 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $2,253,550,846,800.26 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $2,336,126,289,592.76 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $2,393,614,195,216.55 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $2,450,804,996,767.94 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $2,515,326,819,650.94 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $2,610,605,410,471.88 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $2,676,181,822,883.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $2,729,022,605,042.02 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $2,806,192,572,721.40 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $2,921,400,090,497.74 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $2,957,438,468,002.59 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $3,077,234,208,144.80 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $3,091,483,076,923.08 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $3,174,566,974,789.92 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $3,254,218,855,042.02 | 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 |