According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $624,312,618,821.29 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 $25,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $649,312,618,821.29 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 $25,000,000,000 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 | $25,000,000,000.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $25,751,814,725.20 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $26,434,497,061.87 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $27,065,330,107.16 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $27,618,389,215.35 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $28,292,430,003.46 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $29,545,454,545.45 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $31,628,067,749.74 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $33,546,491,531.28 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $35,862,426,546.84 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $38,143,795,368.13 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $40,606,636,709.30 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $41,920,152,091.25 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $43,544,763,221.57 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $47,597,649,498.79 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $53,335,637,746.28 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $58,408,226,754.23 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $63,990,667,127.55 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $69,391,634,980.99 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $75,812,305,565.16 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $84,116,833,736.61 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $93,155,893,536.12 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $103,966,470,791.57 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $113,005,530,591.08 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $120,039,751,123.40 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $127,523,332,181.13 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $137,098,167,991.70 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $146,197,718,631.18 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $155,746,629,796.06 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $167,671,966,816.45 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $182,889,733,840.30 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $198,859,315,589.35 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $213,524,023,505.01 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $226,261,666,090.56 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $237,054,960,248.88 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $247,675,423,435.88 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $256,386,104,389.91 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $263,532,665,053.58 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $272,010,024,196.34 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $281,507,086,069.82 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $292,931,213,273.42 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $306,420,670,584.17 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $320,843,415,139.99 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $333,736,605,599.72 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $348,401,313,515.38 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $363,109,229,173.87 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $377,670,238,506.74 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $394,374,092,637.40 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $408,990,926,374.01 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $421,964,396,819.91 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $436,369,166,954.72 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $449,649,844,452.13 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $466,126,080,193.57 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $477,596,612,512.96 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $489,007,863,809.19 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $501,881,870,031.11 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $520,892,758,382.30 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $533,977,186,311.79 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $544,520,480,470.10 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $559,918,164,535.08 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $582,905,461,458.69 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $590,096,180,435.53 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $613,998,963,014.17 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $616,842,032,492.22 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $633,419,720,013.83 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $649,312,618,821.29 | 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 |