According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $24,972,504,752,851.71 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $1,000,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $25,972,504,752,851.71 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1960: Pricing changed by 3.54%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1960-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,000,000,000,000.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $1,030,072,589,007.95 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,057,379,882,474.94 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,082,613,204,286.21 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $1,104,735,568,613.90 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $1,131,697,200,138.26 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,181,818,181,818.18 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $1,265,122,709,989.63 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $1,341,859,661,251.30 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $1,434,497,061,873.49 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $1,525,751,814,725.20 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $1,624,265,468,371.93 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,676,806,083,650.19 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,741,790,528,862.77 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,903,905,979,951.61 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $2,133,425,509,851.37 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $2,336,329,070,169.37 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $2,559,626,685,101.97 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $2,775,665,399,239.54 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $3,032,492,222,606.29 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $3,364,673,349,464.22 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $3,726,235,741,444.87 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $4,158,658,831,662.63 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $4,520,221,223,643.28 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $4,801,590,044,936.05 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $5,100,933,287,245.07 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $5,483,926,719,668.16 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $5,847,908,745,247.15 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $6,229,865,191,842.38 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $6,706,878,672,658.14 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $7,315,589,353,612.17 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $7,954,372,623,574.14 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $8,540,960,940,200.48 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $9,050,466,643,622.54 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $9,482,198,409,955.06 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $9,907,016,937,435.19 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $10,255,444,175,596.27 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $10,541,306,602,143.10 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $10,880,400,967,853.44 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $11,260,283,442,792.95 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $11,717,248,530,936.75 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $12,256,826,823,366.75 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $12,833,736,605,599.72 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $13,349,464,223,988.94 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $13,936,052,540,615.28 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $14,524,369,166,954.72 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $15,106,809,540,269.62 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $15,774,963,705,496.02 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $16,359,637,054,960.25 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $16,878,575,872,796.41 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $17,454,766,678,188.73 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $17,985,993,778,085.03 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $18,645,043,207,742.83 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $19,103,864,500,518.49 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $19,560,314,552,367.78 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $20,075,274,801,244.38 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $20,835,710,335,292.08 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $21,359,087,452,471.49 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $21,780,819,218,804.01 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $22,396,726,581,403.39 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $23,316,218,458,347.74 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $23,603,847,217,421.36 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $24,559,958,520,566.89 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $24,673,681,299,688.90 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $25,336,788,800,553.06 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $25,972,504,752,851.71 | 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 |