Medical care priced at $100 in 1953 $2,882.28 in 2019

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Prices for Medical Care, 1953-2019 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care were 2,782.28% higher in 2019 versus 1953 (a $2,782.28 difference in value).

Between 1953 and 2019: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $100 in the year 1953 would cost $2,882.28 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.48% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.

In the year 1953: Pricing changed by 3.55%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1953-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1953 (0.81%), inflation for medical care was higher.

Price Inflation for Medical care since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (12.06%), 1982 (11.60%), and 1980 (10.95%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1953

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $100 beginning in 1953. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1953$100.003.55%
1954$103.073.07%
1955$105.472.33%
1956$109.343.67%
1957$113.834.11%
1958$119.264.77%
1959$124.294.21%
1960$128.693.54%
1961$132.563.01%
1962$136.082.65%
1963$139.322.39%
1964$142.172.04%
1965$145.642.44%
1966$152.094.43%
1967$162.817.05%
1968$172.696.07%
1969$184.616.90%
1970$196.356.36%
1971$209.036.46%
1972$215.793.23%
1973$224.153.88%
1974$245.029.31%
1975$274.5612.06%
1976$300.679.51%
1977$329.409.56%
1978$357.218.44%
1979$390.269.25%
1980$433.0110.95%
1981$479.5410.75%
1982$535.1911.60%
1983$581.728.69%
1984$617.936.22%
1985$656.456.23%
1986$705.747.51%
1987$752.586.64%
1988$801.736.53%
1989$863.127.66%
1990$941.469.08%
1991$1,023.678.73%
1992$1,099.157.37%
1993$1,164.725.97%
1994$1,220.284.77%
1995$1,274.964.48%
1996$1,319.803.52%
1997$1,356.582.79%
1998$1,400.223.22%
1999$1,449.113.49%
2000$1,507.924.06%
2001$1,577.364.60%
2002$1,651.604.71%
2003$1,717.974.02%
2004$1,793.464.39%
2005$1,869.174.22%
2006$1,944.134.01%
2007$2,030.114.42%
2008$2,105.363.71%
2009$2,172.143.17%
2010$2,246.293.41%
2011$2,314.663.04%
2012$2,399.473.66%
2013$2,458.522.46%
2014$2,517.262.39%
2015$2,583.532.63%
2016$2,681.393.79%
2017$2,748.752.51%
2018$2,803.021.97%
2019$2,882.282.83%
2020$3,000.614.11%
2021$3,037.631.23%
2022$3,160.674.05%
2023$3,175.310.46%
2024$3,222.391.48%*

* 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:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI10.20010.20010.30010.30010.36010.36010.42010.74011.26011.58011.90012.56013.53814.37714.83815.11515.83816.70017.29217.82318.23818.90819.68520.62321.49222.25422.92323.53124.09224.58525.18526.30028.15429.86231.92333.95436.14637.31538.76242.36947.47751.99256.96261.76967.48574.87782.92392.546100.592106.854113.515122.038130.138138.638149.254162.800177.015190.069201.408211.015220.469228.223234.585242.131250.585260.754272.762285.600297.077310.131323.223336.185351.054364.065375.613388.436400.258414.924425.134435.292446.752463.675475.322484.707498.413518.876525.276546.554549.084557.226

Adjust medical care prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 1953 * 1953 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Medical care was 17.292 in the year 1953 and 498.413 in 2019:

498.413 / 17.292 * $100 = $2,882.28

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1953 has the same "purchasing power" as $2,882.28 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Medical care).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Medical care in 1935. In addition to medical care, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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