According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $37,458,757,129,277,568 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $38,958,757,129,277,568 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1960: Pricing changed by 3.54%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1960-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $1,500,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,500,000,000,000,000.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $1,545,108,883,511,925.00 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,586,069,823,712,409.00 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,623,919,806,429,312.00 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $1,657,103,352,920,843.50 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $1,697,545,800,207,397.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,772,727,272,727,272.25 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $1,897,684,064,984,445.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $2,012,789,491,876,944.75 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $2,151,745,592,810,231.25 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $2,288,627,722,087,797.50 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $2,436,398,202,557,898.50 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $2,515,209,125,475,285.50 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $2,612,685,793,294,158.00 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $2,855,858,969,927,411.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $3,200,138,264,777,048.50 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $3,504,493,605,254,061.50 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $3,839,440,027,652,955.50 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $4,163,498,098,859,315.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $4,548,738,333,909,436.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $5,047,010,024,196,336.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $5,589,353,612,167,300.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $6,237,988,247,493,951.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $6,780,331,835,464,915.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $7,202,385,067,404,078.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $7,651,399,930,867,611.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $8,225,890,079,502,246.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $8,771,863,117,870,723.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $9,344,797,787,763,568.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $10,060,318,008,987,210.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $10,973,384,030,418,252.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $11,931,558,935,361,216.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $12,811,441,410,300,726.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $13,575,699,965,433,804.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $14,223,297,614,932,592.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $14,860,525,406,152,780.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $15,383,166,263,394,398.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $15,811,959,903,214,656.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $16,320,601,451,780,154.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $16,890,425,164,189,422.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $17,575,872,796,405,114.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $18,385,240,235,050,120.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $19,250,604,908,399,588.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $20,024,196,335,983,412.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $20,904,078,810,922,920.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $21,786,553,750,432,076.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $22,660,214,310,404,424.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $23,662,445,558,244,036.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $24,539,455,582,440,372.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $25,317,863,809,194,608.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $26,182,150,017,283,096.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $26,978,990,667,127,548.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $27,967,564,811,614,244.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $28,655,796,750,777,740.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $29,340,471,828,551,676.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $30,112,912,201,866,576.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $31,253,565,502,938,124.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $32,038,631,178,707,224.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $32,671,228,828,206,012.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $33,595,089,872,105,076.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $34,974,327,687,521,604.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $35,405,770,826,132,040.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $36,839,937,780,850,328.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $37,010,521,949,533,360.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $38,005,183,200,829,576.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $38,958,757,129,277,568.00 | 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 |