According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 1,710.57% higher in 2025 versus 1969 (a $427,641,302,710.84 difference in value).
Between 1969 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.31% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $25,000,000,000 in the year 1969 would cost $452,641,302,710.84 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.95% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1969: Pricing changed by 6.90%, which is above the average yearly change for medical care during the 1969-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1969 (5.46%), 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 1969. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | $25,000,000,000.00 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $26,590,361,445.78 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $28,307,228,915.66 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $29,222,891,566.27 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $30,355,421,686.75 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $33,180,722,891.57 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $37,180,722,891.57 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $40,716,867,469.88 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $44,608,433,734.94 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $48,373,493,975.90 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $52,849,397,590.36 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $58,638,554,216.87 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $64,939,759,036.14 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $72,475,903,614.46 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $78,777,108,433.73 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $83,680,722,891.57 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $88,897,590,361.45 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $95,572,289,156.63 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $101,915,662,650.60 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $108,572,289,156.63 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $116,885,542,168.67 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $127,493,975,903.61 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $138,626,506,024.10 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $148,849,397,590.36 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $157,728,915,662.65 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $165,253,012,048.19 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $172,656,626,506.02 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $178,728,915,662.65 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $183,710,843,373.49 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $189,620,481,927.71 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $196,240,963,855.42 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $204,204,819,277.11 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $213,608,433,734.94 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $223,662,650,602.41 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $232,650,602,409.64 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $242,873,493,975.90 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $253,126,506,024.10 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $263,277,108,433.73 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $274,921,506,024.10 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $285,111,024,096.39 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $294,154,939,759.04 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $304,196,626,506.02 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $313,454,698,795.18 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $324,940,421,686.75 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $332,936,626,506.02 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $340,891,506,024.10 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $349,866,084,337.35 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $363,118,734,939.76 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $372,240,000,000.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $379,589,819,277.11 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $390,323,674,698.80 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $406,348,313,253.01 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $411,361,024,096.39 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $428,023,855,421.69 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $430,005,783,132.53 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $441,562,228,915.66 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $452,641,302,710.84 | 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 |