According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,479.04% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $13,697,589,888,996,136 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 $250,000,000,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $13,947,589,888,996,136 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 $250,000,000,000,000 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 | $250,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1941 | $251,447,876,447,876.41 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $259,169,884,169,884.13 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $271,718,146,718,146.72 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $279,440,154,440,154.41 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $287,162,162,162,162.06 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $303,088,803,088,803.00 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $326,700,326,700,326.63 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $346,933,471,933,471.94 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $358,070,983,070,983.06 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $364,753,489,753,489.69 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $382,202,257,202,257.19 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $402,992,277,992,277.94 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $417,285,417,285,417.25 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $430,093,555,093,555.06 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $440,117,315,117,315.13 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $456,266,706,266,706.25 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $475,014,850,014,849.94 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $497,661,122,661,122.75 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $518,636,768,636,768.56 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $537,013,662,013,662.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $553,163,053,163,053.13 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $567,827,442,827,442.75 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $581,378,081,378,081.25 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $593,258,093,258,093.25 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $607,736,857,736,857.63 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $634,652,509,652,509.50 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $679,388,179,388,179.25 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $720,596,970,596,970.50 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $770,344,520,344,520.13 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $819,349,569,349,569.25 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $872,252,747,252,747.25 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $900,467,775,467,775.38 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $935,365,310,365,310.13 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,022,423,522,423,522.25 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,145,678,645,678,645.50 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,254,640,629,640,629.50 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,374,554,499,554,499.25 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,490,570,240,570,240.25 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,628,489,753,489,753.25 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,806,875,556,875,556.50 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,001,039,501,039,500.50 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,233,256,608,256,607.75 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,427,420,552,420,552.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,578,519,453,519,453.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $2,739,270,864,270,864.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $2,944,943,569,943,569.50 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,140,406,890,406,890.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,345,522,720,522,720.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $3,601,685,476,685,476.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $3,928,571,428,571,428.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,271,606,771,606,770.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $4,586,612,711,612,711.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $4,860,224,235,224,235.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,092,070,092,070,091.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $5,320,203,445,203,444.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $5,507,313,632,313,632.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $5,660,825,660,825,660.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $5,842,923,967,923,967.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $6,046,926,046,926,045.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $6,292,322,542,322,541.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $6,582,083,457,083,456.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $6,891,891,891,891,892.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $7,168,844,668,844,668.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $7,483,850,608,850,609.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $7,799,784,674,784,675.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $8,112,563,112,563,110.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $8,471,371,027,621,028.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $8,785,348,604,098,604.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $9,064,025,839,025,838.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $9,373,448,173,448,172.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $9,658,724,383,724,382.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $10,012,642,931,392,932.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $10,259,036,234,036,232.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $10,504,156,147,906,146.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $10,780,696,836,946,836.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $11,189,061,107,811,106.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $11,470,121,770,121,770.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $11,696,597,490,347,490.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $12,027,348,158,598,156.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $12,521,127,858,627,856.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $12,675,588,431,838,430.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $13,189,033,264,033,262.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $13,250,103,950,103,948.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $13,606,201,737,451,736.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $13,947,589,888,996,136.00 | 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 |