According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 2,799% higher in 2018 versus 1958 (a $391,859,517.66 difference in value).
Between 1958 and 2018: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 5.77% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $14,000,000 in the year 1958 would cost $405,859,517.66 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.
In the year 1958: Pricing changed by 4.97%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care services during the 1958-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1958 (2.74%), inflation for medical care services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $14,000,000 beginning in 1958. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1958 | $14,000,000.00 | 4.97% |
1959 | $14,675,279.93 | 4.82% |
1960 | $15,278,208.44 | 4.11% |
1961 | $15,838,931.96 | 3.67% |
1962 | $16,363,479.76 | 3.31% |
1963 | $16,845,822.57 | 2.95% |
1964 | $17,255,813.95 | 2.43% |
1965 | $17,792,420.33 | 3.11% |
1966 | $18,751,076.66 | 5.39% |
1967 | $20,385,012.92 | 8.71% |
1968 | $21,886,304.91 | 7.36% |
1969 | $23,652,885.44 | 8.07% |
1970 | $25,335,055.99 | 7.11% |
1971 | $27,180,017.23 | 7.28% |
1972 | $28,168,819.98 | 3.64% |
1973 | $29,422,911.28 | 4.45% |
1974 | $32,431,524.55 | 10.23% |
1975 | $36,519,379.84 | 12.60% |
1976 | $40,179,155.90 | 10.02% |
1977 | $44,170,542.64 | 9.93% |
1978 | $47,993,109.39 | 8.65% |
1979 | $52,659,776.06 | 9.72% |
1980 | $58,598,621.88 | 11.28% |
1981 | $64,881,136.95 | 10.72% |
1982 | $72,574,504.74 | 11.86% |
1983 | $78,911,283.38 | 8.73% |
1984 | $83,656,330.75 | 6.01% |
1985 | $88,708,871.66 | 6.04% |
1986 | $95,552,110.25 | 7.71% |
1987 | $101,858,742.46 | 6.60% |
1988 | $108,430,663.22 | 6.45% |
1989 | $116,702,842.38 | 7.63% |
1990 | $127,507,321.27 | 9.26% |
1991 | $138,800,172.27 | 8.86% |
1992 | $149,333,333.33 | 7.59% |
1993 | $159,046,511.63 | 6.50% |
1994 | $167,276,485.79 | 5.17% |
1995 | $175,717,484.93 | 5.05% |
1996 | $182,162,790.70 | 3.67% |
1997 | $187,390,180.88 | 2.87% |
1998 | $193,443,583.12 | 3.23% |
1999 | $199,919,035.31 | 3.35% |
2000 | $208,504,737.30 | 4.29% |
2001 | $218,495,262.70 | 4.79% |
2002 | $229,565,030.15 | 5.07% |
2003 | $239,820,844.10 | 4.47% |
2004 | $251,861,326.44 | 5.02% |
2005 | $263,889,750.22 | 4.78% |
2006 | $274,814,814.81 | 4.14% |
2007 | $289,461,576.23 | 5.33% |
2008 | $301,720,921.62 | 4.24% |
2009 | $311,405,882.86 | 3.21% |
2010 | $322,307,614.13 | 3.50% |
2011 | $332,185,572.78 | 3.06% |
2012 | $345,142,627.05 | 3.90% |
2013 | $355,853,772.61 | 3.10% |
2014 | $364,311,834.63 | 2.38% |
2015 | $373,226,373.82 | 2.45% |
2016 | $387,800,904.39 | 3.91% |
2017 | $397,236,795.87 | 2.43% |
2018 | $405,859,517.66 | 2.17% |
2019 | $420,232,067.18 | 3.54% |
2020 | $441,008,802.76 | 4.94% |
2021 | $449,196,813.09 | 1.86% |
2022 | $468,489,078.38 | 4.29% |
2023 | $466,864,005.17 | -0.35% |
2024 | $475,234,501.87 | 1.79%* |
* 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 services:
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 | 8.275 | 8.317 | 8.400 | 8.400 | 8.480 | 8.500 | 8.520 | 8.760 | 9.240 | 9.620 | 9.880 | 10.480 | 11.380 | 12.140 | 12.540 | 12.840 | 13.480 | 14.360 | 14.840 | 15.280 | 15.760 | 16.315 | 17.015 | 17.862 | 18.723 | 19.492 | 20.208 | 20.877 | 21.492 | 22.015 | 22.700 | 23.923 | 26.008 | 27.923 | 30.177 | 32.323 | 34.677 | 35.938 | 37.538 | 41.377 | 46.592 | 51.262 | 56.354 | 61.231 | 67.185 | 74.762 | 82.777 | 92.592 | 100.677 | 106.731 | 113.177 | 121.908 | 129.954 | 138.338 | 148.892 | 162.677 | 177.085 | 190.523 | 202.915 | 213.415 | 224.185 | 232.408 | 239.077 | 246.800 | 255.062 | 266.015 | 278.762 | 292.885 | 305.969 | 321.331 | 336.677 | 350.615 | 369.302 | 384.943 | 397.299 | 411.208 | 423.810 | 440.341 | 454.007 | 464.798 | 476.171 | 494.766 | 506.804 | 517.805 | 536.142 | 562.650 | 573.096 | 597.710 | 595.636 | 606.316 |