According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 671.92% higher in 2025 versus 1980 (a $6,719,175,698,582,288,384 difference in value).
Between 1980 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.65% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1980 would cost $7,719,175,698,582,288,384 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.07% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1980: Pricing changed by 10.95%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care during the 1980-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1980 (13.55%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1980. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,107,458,393,260,735,488.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,235,976,987,877,542,400.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,343,435,381,138,278,144.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,427,059,790,425,313,280.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,516,026,299,568,522,752.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,629,854,119,580,850,176.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,738,031,641,668,378,880.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,851,551,263,612,081,152.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,993,322,375,179,782,400.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $2,174,234,641,462,913,536.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $2,364,084,651,736,181,760.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $2,538,422,025,888,637,952.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $2,689,850,010,273,269,248.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $2,818,163,139,510,991,872.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $2,944,421,614,957,879,808.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $3,047,976,166,016,026,112.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $3,132,936,100,267,105,280.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $3,233,716,868,707,622,400.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $3,346,620,094,514,074,624.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $3,482,432,710,088,350,208.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $3,642,798,438,463,118,848.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $3,814,259,297,308,403,712.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $3,967,536,470,104,787,456.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $4,141,873,844,257,243,648.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $4,316,724,881,857,406,976.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $4,489,829,463,735,360,000.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $4,688,408,670,638,998,528.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $4,862,176,905,691,390,976.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $5,016,408,465,173,618,688.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $5,187,655,640,024,655,872.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $5,345,539,346,620,094,464.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $5,541,412,574,481,200,128.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $5,677,776,864,598,313,984.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $5,813,436,408,465,174,528.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $5,966,485,514,690,775,040.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $6,192,491,267,721,388,032.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $6,348,041,914,937,333,760.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $6,473,382,987,466,612,736.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $6,656,434,148,346,003,456.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $6,929,712,348,469,282,816.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $7,015,197,246,763,920,384.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $7,299,358,948,017,257,472.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $7,333,158,002,876,515,328.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $7,530,237,312,512,841,728.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $7,719,175,698,582,288,384.00 | 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 |