According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 671.92% higher in 2025 versus 1980 (a $7,289,896,428.44 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 $1,084,939,099 in the year 1980 would cost $8,374,835,527.44 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 $1,084,939,099 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 | $1,084,939,099.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,201,524,911.36 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,340,959,759.61 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,457,545,571.98 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,548,272,963.24 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,644,796,207.51 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,768,292,460.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,885,658,483.35 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,008,820,359.70 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,162,633,381.74 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $2,358,912,172.92 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $2,564,887,872.01 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $2,754,033,305.65 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $2,918,323,446.59 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $3,057,535,377.42 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $3,194,518,134.01 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $3,306,868,515.33 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $3,399,044,869.85 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $3,508,385,865.96 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $3,630,878,990.04 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $3,778,227,406.81 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $3,952,214,455.66 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $4,138,239,045.37 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $4,304,535,443.13 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $4,493,680,876.76 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $4,683,383,603.95 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $4,871,191,533.05 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $5,086,637,878.87 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $5,275,165,831.24 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $5,442,497,680.42 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $5,628,290,436.01 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $5,799,584,642.39 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $6,012,095,165.74 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $6,160,042,115.80 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $6,307,224,459.09 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $6,473,273,418.51 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $6,718,475,896.57 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $6,887,238,875.61 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $7,023,226,305.90 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $7,221,825,667.46 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $7,518,315,871.68 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $7,611,061,780.21 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $7,919,359,920.34 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $7,956,029,836.47 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $8,169,848,885.09 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $8,374,835,527.44 | 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 |