According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,479.04% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $82,185,539,333,976,832 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $83,685,539,333,976,832 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $1,500,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $1,500,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1941 | $1,508,687,258,687,258.50 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $1,555,019,305,019,305.00 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $1,630,308,880,308,880.00 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $1,676,640,926,640,926.50 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $1,722,972,972,972,972.75 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $1,818,532,818,532,818.25 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $1,960,201,960,201,960.00 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $2,081,600,831,600,831.25 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $2,148,425,898,425,898.25 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $2,188,520,938,520,938.25 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $2,293,213,543,213,543.00 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $2,417,953,667,953,667.50 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $2,503,712,503,712,504.00 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $2,580,561,330,561,330.00 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $2,640,703,890,703,890.50 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $2,737,600,237,600,237.50 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $2,850,089,100,089,099.50 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $2,985,966,735,966,736.00 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $3,111,820,611,820,611.00 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $3,222,081,972,081,972.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $3,318,978,318,978,318.50 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $3,406,964,656,964,656.50 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $3,488,268,488,268,487.50 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $3,559,548,559,548,559.50 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $3,646,421,146,421,145.50 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $3,807,915,057,915,056.50 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $4,076,329,076,329,076.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $4,323,581,823,581,823.50 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $4,622,067,122,067,121.00 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $4,916,097,416,097,415.00 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $5,233,516,483,516,484.00 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $5,402,806,652,806,653.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $5,612,191,862,191,861.00 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $6,134,541,134,541,134.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $6,874,071,874,071,873.00 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $7,527,843,777,843,777.00 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $8,247,326,997,326,996.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $8,943,421,443,421,441.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $9,770,938,520,938,520.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $10,841,253,341,253,340.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $12,006,237,006,237,004.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $13,399,539,649,539,648.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $14,564,523,314,523,312.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $15,471,116,721,116,718.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $16,435,625,185,625,186.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $17,669,661,419,661,416.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $18,842,441,342,441,340.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $20,073,136,323,136,320.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $21,610,112,860,112,860.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $23,571,428,571,428,572.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $25,629,640,629,640,624.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $27,519,676,269,676,268.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $29,161,345,411,345,412.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $30,552,420,552,420,548.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $31,921,220,671,220,668.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $33,043,881,793,881,788.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $33,964,953,964,953,960.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $35,057,543,807,543,796.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $36,281,556,281,556,280.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $37,753,935,253,935,256.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $39,492,500,742,500,744.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $41,351,351,351,351,352.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $43,013,068,013,068,008.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $44,903,103,653,103,656.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $46,798,708,048,708,048.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $48,675,378,675,378,664.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $50,828,226,165,726,160.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $52,712,091,624,591,616.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $54,384,155,034,155,016.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $56,240,689,040,689,032.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $57,952,346,302,346,288.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $60,075,857,588,357,592.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $61,554,217,404,217,384.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $63,024,936,887,436,880.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $64,684,181,021,681,016.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $67,134,366,646,866,640.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $68,820,730,620,730,616.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $70,179,584,942,084,936.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $72,164,088,951,588,928.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $75,126,767,151,767,152.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $76,053,530,591,030,576.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $79,134,199,584,199,584.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $79,500,623,700,623,696.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $81,637,210,424,710,416.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $83,685,539,333,976,832.00 | 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 |