According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $1,474,683,350,840.34 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 $31,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $1,505,683,350,840.34 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 $31,000,000,000 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 | $31,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $32,719,327,731.09 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $35,268,261,150.61 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $37,452,488,687.78 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $38,654,815,772.46 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $39,376,212,023.27 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $41,259,857,789.27 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $43,504,201,680.67 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $45,047,188,106.01 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $46,429,864,253.39 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $47,511,958,629.61 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $49,255,332,902.39 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $51,279,250,161.60 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $53,723,981,900.45 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $55,988,364,576.60 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $57,972,204,266.32 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $59,715,578,539.11 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $61,298,642,533.94 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $62,761,473,820.30 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $64,043,956,043.96 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $65,606,981,254.04 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $68,512,605,042.02 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $73,341,952,165.48 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $77,790,562,378.80 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $83,160,956,690.37 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $88,451,195,862.96 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $94,162,249,515.19 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $97,208,144,796.38 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $100,975,436,328.38 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $110,373,626,373.63 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $123,679,379,444.09 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $135,442,146,089.20 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $148,387,201,034.26 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $160,911,441,499.68 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $175,800,258,564.96 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $195,057,530,704.59 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $216,018,099,547.51 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $241,086,619,263.09 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $262,047,188,106.01 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $278,358,758,888.17 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $295,712,346,477.05 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $317,915,319,974.14 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $339,016,160,310.28 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $361,159,017,453.14 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $388,812,540,400.78 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $424,100,840,336.13 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $461,132,514,544.28 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $495,138,332,255.98 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $524,675,500,969.62 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $549,703,943,115.71 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $574,331,609,566.90 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $594,530,704,589.53 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $611,102,779,573.37 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $630,760,827,407.89 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $652,783,451,842.28 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $679,274,725,274.73 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $710,555,268,261.15 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $744,000,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $773,897,866,839.04 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $807,903,684,550.74 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $842,009,696,186.17 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $875,775,048,480.93 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $914,509,418,228.83 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $948,404,221,073.04 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $978,488,248,222.37 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $1,011,891,299,288.95 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $1,042,687,705,235.94 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $1,080,894,253,393.67 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $1,107,493,135,100.19 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,133,954,550,743.37 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $1,163,807,931,480.28 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $1,207,892,055,591.47 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $1,238,233,380,736.91 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $1,262,682,100,840.34 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $1,298,387,608,274.08 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $1,351,692,579,185.52 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $1,368,367,052,359.41 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1,423,794,932,126.70 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $1,430,387,692,307.69 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $1,468,829,495,798.32 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $1,505,683,350,840.34 | 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 |