According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 1,075.58% higher in 2024 versus 1975 (a $677,614,675,955.93 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2024: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.16% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $63,000,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $740,614,675,955.93 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 12.06%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care during the 1975-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $63,000,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1975 | $63,000,000,000.00 | 12.06% |
1976 | $68,991,736,876.22 | 9.51% |
1977 | $75,585,709,656.51 | 9.56% |
1978 | $81,965,327,284.51 | 8.44% |
1979 | $89,549,416,720.67 | 9.25% |
1980 | $99,358,716,785.48 | 10.95% |
1981 | $110,035,644,847.70 | 10.75% |
1982 | $122,805,087,491.90 | 11.60% |
1983 | $133,482,015,554.12 | 8.69% |
1984 | $141,790,829,552.82 | 6.22% |
1985 | $150,630,427,738.17 | 6.23% |
1986 | $161,940,213,869.09 | 7.51% |
1987 | $172,688,593,648.74 | 6.64% |
1988 | $183,967,757,615.04 | 6.53% |
1989 | $198,053,953,337.65 | 7.66% |
1990 | $216,029,163,966.30 | 9.08% |
1991 | $234,892,417,368.76 | 8.73% |
1992 | $252,214,355,152.30 | 7.37% |
1993 | $267,260,045,366.17 | 5.97% |
1994 | $280,009,073,233.96 | 4.77% |
1995 | $292,553,953,337.65 | 4.48% |
1996 | $302,843,000,648.09 | 3.52% |
1997 | $311,284,510,693.45 | 2.79% |
1998 | $321,297,958,522.36 | 3.22% |
1999 | $332,515,878,159.43 | 3.49% |
2000 | $346,010,045,366.17 | 4.06% |
2001 | $361,943,778,353.86 | 4.60% |
2002 | $378,979,909,267.66 | 4.71% |
2003 | $394,209,332,469.22 | 4.02% |
2004 | $411,531,270,252.75 | 4.39% |
2005 | $428,904,244,977.32 | 4.22% |
2006 | $446,103,694,102.40 | 4.01% |
2007 | $465,834,269,280.62 | 4.42% |
2008 | $483,099,658,133.51 | 3.71% |
2009 | $498,423,907,971.48 | 3.17% |
2010 | $515,438,807,517.82 | 3.41% |
2011 | $531,125,930,006.48 | 3.04% |
2012 | $550,587,642,579.39 | 3.66% |
2013 | $564,136,623,460.79 | 2.46% |
2014 | $577,615,581,659.11 | 2.39% |
2015 | $592,822,344,458.85 | 2.63% |
2016 | $615,277,986,066.11 | 3.79% |
2017 | $630,733,298,768.63 | 2.51% |
2018 | $643,187,026,895.66 | 1.97% |
2019 | $661,374,755,346.73 | 2.83% |
2020 | $688,527,326,636.42 | 4.11% |
2021 | $697,020,996,435.52 | 1.23% |
2022 | $725,254,938,431.63 | 4.05% |
2023 | $728,613,169,151.00 | 0.46% |
2024 | $740,614,675,955.93 | 1.65%* |
* 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 |
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 | 558.129 |