According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,195% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $3,094,956,729,153.94 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $141,000,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $3,235,956,729,153.94 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 2.44%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1965-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $141,000,000,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | $141,000,000,000.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $147,244,654,856.44 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $157,623,701,893.71 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $167,184,483,811.85 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $178,726,328,649.97 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $190,095,907,147.22 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $202,369,883,934.03 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $208,916,004,886.99 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $217,012,522,907.76 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $237,210,751,374.47 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $265,806,963,958.46 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $291,087,049,480.76 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $318,908,063,530.85 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $345,824,679,291.39 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $377,823,152,107.51 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $419,210,140,500.92 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $464,257,788,637.75 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $518,134,086,744.04 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $563,181,734,880.88 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $598,237,935,247.40 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $635,533,598,045.20 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $683,251,374,465.49 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $728,600,488,698.84 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $776,189,065,363.47 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $835,620,952,962.74 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $911,461,209,529.63 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $991,048,259,010.38 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,064,132,254,123.40 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,127,612,400,733.05 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,181,402,565,668.91 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,234,331,398,900.43 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,277,742,516,799.02 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,313,358,582,773.37 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,355,606,902,871.11 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,402,937,080,024.43 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,459,871,105,681.12 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $1,527,098,045,204.64 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $1,598,976,175,931.58 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $1,663,231,521,075.14 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $1,736,315,516,188.15 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $1,809,614,844,227.25 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $1,882,182,040,317.65 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $1,965,428,457,544.29 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $2,038,273,863,775.20 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $2,102,929,297,495.42 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $2,174,717,849,725.11 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $2,240,904,300,549.79 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $2,323,016,343,921.81 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $2,380,181,637,141.11 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $2,437,051,493,585.83 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $2,501,211,230,910.20 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $2,595,955,134,392.18 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $2,661,163,543,066.59 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $2,713,707,791,692.12 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $2,790,444,694,563.23 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $2,905,005,687,232.74 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $2,940,841,823,457.54 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $3,059,965,290,164.94 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $3,074,134,196,701.28 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $3,156,751,841,783.75 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $3,235,956,729,153.94 | 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 |