According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $2,497,250,475,285,170,688 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 $100,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $2,597,250,475,285,170,688 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 $100,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $100,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $103,007,258,900,795,024.00 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $105,737,988,247,493,936.00 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $108,261,320,428,620,800.00 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $110,473,556,861,389,584.00 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $113,169,720,013,826,464.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $118,181,818,181,818,160.00 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $126,512,270,998,962,992.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $134,185,966,125,129,632.00 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $143,449,706,187,348,784.00 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $152,575,181,472,519,840.00 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $162,426,546,837,193,248.00 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $167,680,608,365,019,008.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $174,179,052,886,277,216.00 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $190,390,597,995,160,704.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $213,342,550,985,136,512.00 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $233,632,907,016,937,376.00 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $255,962,668,510,196,992.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $277,566,539,923,954,368.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $303,249,222,260,629,056.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $336,467,334,946,422,400.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $372,623,574,144,486,656.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $415,865,883,166,263,360.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $452,022,122,364,327,744.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $480,159,004,493,605,184.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $510,093,328,724,507,392.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $548,392,671,966,816,448.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $584,790,874,524,714,752.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $622,986,519,184,237,824.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $670,687,867,265,814,016.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $731,558,935,361,216,896.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $795,437,262,357,414,400.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $854,096,094,020,048,384.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $905,046,664,362,253,696.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $948,219,840,995,506,304.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $990,701,693,743,518,848.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,025,544,417,559,626,880.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,054,130,660,214,310,400.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,088,040,096,785,343,744.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,126,028,344,279,294,720.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,171,724,853,093,674,496.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $1,225,682,682,336,674,816.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $1,283,373,660,559,972,608.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $1,334,946,422,398,894,080.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $1,393,605,254,061,528,064.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $1,452,436,916,695,471,872.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $1,510,680,954,026,961,408.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $1,577,496,370,549,602,816.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $1,635,963,705,496,024,832.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $1,687,857,587,279,640,576.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $1,745,476,667,818,873,088.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $1,798,599,377,808,503,296.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $1,864,504,320,774,283,008.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $1,910,386,450,051,849,216.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,956,031,455,236,778,240.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $2,007,527,480,124,438,272.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $2,083,571,033,529,208,064.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $2,135,908,745,247,148,544.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $2,178,081,921,880,400,896.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $2,239,672,658,140,338,176.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $2,331,621,845,834,773,504.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $2,360,384,721,742,135,808.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $2,455,995,852,056,688,640.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $2,467,368,129,968,890,368.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $2,533,678,880,055,305,728.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $2,597,250,475,285,170,688.00 | 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 |