According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $8,800,529,674,369.75 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.97% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $185,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $8,985,529,674,369.75 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 2.76%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $185,000,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $185,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $195,260,504,201.68 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $210,471,881,060.12 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $223,506,787,330.32 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $230,681,965,093.73 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $234,987,071,751.78 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $246,228,183,581.12 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $259,621,848,739.50 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $268,829,993,535.88 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $277,081,447,963.80 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $283,539,107,950.87 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $293,943,115,707.82 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $306,021,331,609.57 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $320,610,859,728.51 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $334,124,111,182.93 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $345,963,154,492.57 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $356,367,162,249.52 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $365,814,479,638.01 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $374,544,279,250.16 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $382,197,802,197.80 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $391,525,533,290.24 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $408,865,546,218.49 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $437,685,843,568.20 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $464,234,001,292.82 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $496,283,128,636.07 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $527,853,910,795.09 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $561,936,005,171.30 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $580,113,122,171.95 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $602,595,345,830.64 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $658,681,318,681.32 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $738,086,619,263.09 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $808,283,775,048.48 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $885,536,522,301.23 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $960,277,957,336.78 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,049,130,575,307.05 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,164,053,005,817.71 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,289,140,271,493.21 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,438,742,727,860.37 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,563,829,993,535.88 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,661,173,238,526.18 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,764,734,970,911.44 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,897,236,586,942.47 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $2,023,160,956,690.37 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,155,303,813,833.23 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,320,332,902,391.73 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $2,530,924,369,747.90 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $2,751,919,844,861.02 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $2,954,857,789,269.55 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $3,131,127,989,657.40 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $3,280,491,273,432.45 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $3,427,462,831,286.36 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $3,548,005,817,711.70 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $3,646,903,684,550.74 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $3,764,217,840,982.55 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $3,895,643,180,349.06 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $4,053,736,263,736.26 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $4,240,410,471,881.06 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $4,440,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $4,618,422,753,716.87 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $4,821,360,698,125.40 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $5,024,896,574,014.22 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $5,226,399,482,870.07 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $5,457,556,205,559.15 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $5,659,831,641,887.52 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $5,839,365,352,294.76 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $6,038,706,140,917.91 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $6,222,491,144,149.97 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $6,450,497,963,800.91 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $6,609,233,225,597.93 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $6,767,148,125,404.01 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $6,945,305,397,543.63 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $7,208,388,073,691.02 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $7,389,457,272,139.63 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $7,535,360,924,369.75 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $7,748,442,178,409.83 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $8,066,552,488,687.78 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $8,166,061,441,499.68 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $8,496,840,723,981.90 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $8,536,184,615,384.62 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $8,765,595,378,151.26 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $8,985,529,674,369.75 | 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 |