According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 3,069.06% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $30,690,618,409,953,604 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.06% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $1,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $31,690,618,409,953,604 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1955: Pricing changed by 2.33%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $1,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $1,036,693,378,321,383.38 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $1,079,291,438,211,725.00 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $1,130,746,520,455,504.25 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $1,178,405,735,976,381.00 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $1,220,160,269,928,300.25 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $1,256,853,648,249,683.75 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,290,172,922,817,376.75 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,320,961,619,569,801.75 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $1,347,954,449,599,325.00 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $1,380,851,961,197,806.75 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,442,007,591,733,445.50 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $1,543,652,467,313,370.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $1,637,283,846,478,279.00 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $1,750,316,322,226,908.50 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $1,861,661,746,098,692.25 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $1,981,864,192,323,914.00 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $2,045,972,163,644,032.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $2,125,263,601,855,756.75 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $2,323,070,434,415,858.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $2,603,121,045,972,163.50 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $2,850,695,908,899,198.50 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $3,123,154,787,009,700.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $3,386,756,642,766,765.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $3,700,126,528,890,763.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $4,105,440,742,302,825.50 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $4,546,604,808,097,848.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $5,074,230,282,581,189.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $5,515,394,348,376,212.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $5,858,709,405,314,213.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $6,223,956,136,651,203.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $6,691,269,506,537,326.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $7,135,385,913,116,828.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $7,601,433,994,095,318.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $8,183,466,891,606,916.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $8,926,191,480,388,020.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $9,705,609,447,490,508.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $10,421,341,206,242,092.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $11,043,019,822,859,554.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $11,569,801,771,404,468.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $12,088,148,460,565,160.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $12,513,285,533,530,156.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $12,862,083,509,067,902.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $13,275,832,981,864,190.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $13,739,350,485,027,412.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $14,296,921,130,324,756.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $14,955,293,125,263,604.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $15,659,215,520,877,268.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $16,288,485,870,940,532.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $17,004,217,629,692,114.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $17,722,058,203,289,752.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $18,432,728,806,410,796.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $19,247,983,973,007,172.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $19,961,379,164,909,320.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $20,594,567,692,956,560.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $21,297,612,821,594,260.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $21,945,795,023,196,960.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $22,749,940,953,184,308.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $23,309,776,465,626,316.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $23,866,718,684,099,532.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $24,495,052,720,371,148.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $25,422,905,946,857,868.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $26,061,509,911,429,780.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $26,576,090,257,275,412.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $27,327,595,951,075,496.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $28,449,523,407,844,788.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $28,800,476,592,155,204.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $29,967,085,617,882,748.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $30,105,845,634,753,264.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $30,914,943,061,999,156.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $31,690,618,409,953,604.00 | 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 |