According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,520.78% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $441,662,222,222.22 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $8,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $449,662,222,222.22 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $8,000,000,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $8,000,000,000.00 | - |
1936 | $8,000,000,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
1937 | $8,078,431,372.55 | 0.98% |
1938 | $8,078,431,372.55 | 0.00% ** |
1939 | $8,125,490,196.08 | 0.58% |
1940 | $8,125,490,196.08 | 0.00% ** |
1941 | $8,172,549,019.61 | 0.58% |
1942 | $8,423,529,411.76 | 3.07% |
1943 | $8,831,372,549.02 | 4.84% |
1944 | $9,082,352,941.18 | 2.84% |
1945 | $9,333,333,333.33 | 2.76% |
1946 | $9,850,980,392.16 | 5.55% |
1947 | $10,618,401,206.64 | 7.79% |
1948 | $11,276,018,099.55 | 6.19% |
1949 | $11,638,009,049.77 | 3.21% |
1950 | $11,855,203,619.91 | 1.87% |
1951 | $12,422,322,775.26 | 4.78% |
1952 | $13,098,039,215.69 | 5.44% |
1953 | $13,562,594,268.48 | 3.55% |
1954 | $13,978,883,861.24 | 3.07% |
1955 | $14,304,675,716.44 | 2.33% |
1956 | $14,829,562,594.27 | 3.67% |
1957 | $15,438,914,027.15 | 4.11% |
1958 | $16,174,962,292.61 | 4.77% |
1959 | $16,856,711,915.54 | 4.21% |
1960 | $17,453,996,983.41 | 3.54% |
1961 | $17,978,883,861.24 | 3.01% |
1962 | $18,455,505,279.03 | 2.65% |
1963 | $18,895,927,601.81 | 2.39% |
1964 | $19,282,051,282.05 | 2.04% |
1965 | $19,752,639,517.35 | 2.44% |
1966 | $20,627,450,980.39 | 4.43% |
1967 | $22,081,447,963.80 | 7.05% |
1968 | $23,420,814,479.64 | 6.07% |
1969 | $25,037,707,390.65 | 6.90% |
1970 | $26,630,467,571.64 | 6.36% |
1971 | $28,349,924,585.22 | 6.46% |
1972 | $29,266,968,325.79 | 3.23% |
1973 | $30,401,206,636.50 | 3.88% |
1974 | $33,230,769,230.77 | 9.31% |
1975 | $37,236,802,413.27 | 12.06% |
1976 | $40,778,280,542.99 | 9.51% |
1977 | $44,675,716,440.42 | 9.56% |
1978 | $48,446,455,505.28 | 8.44% |
1979 | $52,929,110,105.58 | 9.25% |
1980 | $58,726,998,491.70 | 10.95% |
1981 | $65,037,707,390.65 | 10.75% |
1982 | $72,585,218,702.87 | 11.60% |
1983 | $78,895,927,601.81 | 8.69% |
1984 | $83,806,938,159.88 | 6.22% |
1985 | $89,031,674,208.14 | 6.23% |
1986 | $95,716,440,422.32 | 7.51% |
1987 | $102,069,381,598.79 | 6.64% |
1988 | $108,736,048,265.46 | 6.53% |
1989 | $117,061,840,120.66 | 7.66% |
1990 | $127,686,274,509.80 | 9.08% |
1991 | $138,835,595,776.77 | 8.73% |
1992 | $149,073,906,485.67 | 7.37% |
1993 | $157,966,817,496.23 | 5.97% |
1994 | $165,502,262,443.44 | 4.77% |
1995 | $172,917,043,740.57 | 4.48% |
1996 | $178,998,491,704.37 | 3.52% |
1997 | $183,987,933,634.99 | 2.79% |
1998 | $189,906,485,671.19 | 3.22% |
1999 | $196,536,953,242.84 | 3.49% |
2000 | $204,512,820,512.82 | 4.06% |
2001 | $213,930,618,401.21 | 4.60% |
2002 | $224,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
2003 | $233,001,508,295.63 | 4.02% |
2004 | $243,239,819,004.52 | 4.39% |
2005 | $253,508,295,625.94 | 4.22% |
2006 | $263,674,208,144.80 | 4.01% |
2007 | $275,336,168,929.11 | 4.42% |
2008 | $285,541,055,806.94 | 3.71% |
2009 | $294,598,612,368.02 | 3.17% |
2010 | $304,655,444,947.21 | 3.41% |
2011 | $313,927,481,146.30 | 3.04% |
2012 | $325,430,527,903.47 | 3.66% |
2013 | $333,438,793,363.50 | 2.46% |
2014 | $341,405,671,191.55 | 2.39% |
2015 | $350,393,785,822.02 | 2.63% |
2016 | $363,666,425,339.37 | 3.79% |
2017 | $372,801,447,963.80 | 2.51% |
2018 | $380,162,352,941.18 | 1.97% |
2019 | $390,912,398,190.05 | 2.83% |
2020 | $406,961,206,636.50 | 4.11% |
2021 | $411,981,478,129.71 | 1.23% |
2022 | $428,669,441,930.62 | 4.05% |
2023 | $430,654,358,974.36 | 0.46% |
2024 | $442,228,235,294.12 | 2.69% |
2025 | $449,662,222,222.22 | 1.68%* |
* 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 | 573.319 |