According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $46,438,269,504,066.63 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 $1,859,575,960,187.32 in the year 1960 would cost $48,297,845,464,253.95 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 $1,859,575,960,187.32 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 | $1,859,575,960,187.32 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $1,915,498,223,767.10 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,966,278,210,236.09 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $2,013,201,488,872.00 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $2,054,339,705,758.27 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $2,104,476,907,588.42 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $2,197,680,680,221.38 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $2,352,591,778,183.75 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $2,495,289,968,008.01 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $2,667,556,251,219.28 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $2,837,251,395,875.16 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $3,020,445,017,946.84 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $3,118,148,283,051.74 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $3,238,991,795,155.17 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $3,540,457,790,774.89 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $3,967,266,790,969.98 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $4,344,581,373,973.76 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $4,759,820,250,669.58 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $5,161,560,649,949.60 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $5,639,149,636,613.67 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $6,256,865,674,546.62 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $6,929,218,406,781.65 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $7,733,341,989,980.52 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $8,405,694,722,215.55 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $8,928,921,418,237.84 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $9,485,572,915,480.22 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $10,197,778,295,323.83 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $10,874,630,520,030.79 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $11,584,907,545,957.86 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $12,471,950,347,568.12 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $13,603,894,096,579.49 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $14,791,760,109,170.62 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $15,882,565,641,295.71 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $16,830,030,198,957.69 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $17,632,868,212,878.86 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $18,422,850,534,023.08 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $19,070,777,449,981.89 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $19,602,360,346,309.20 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $20,232,932,077,019.10 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $20,939,352,395,113.08 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $21,789,113,687,670.16 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $22,792,500,508,911.92 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $23,865,308,071,149.26 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $24,824,342,752,310.51 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $25,915,148,284,435.60 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $27,009,167,739,754.92 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $28,092,259,856,213.84 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $29,334,743,279,567.90 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $30,421,987,784,793.76 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $31,386,993,935,249.91 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $32,458,464,505,438.45 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $33,446,321,649,805.64 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $34,671,874,125,772.45 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $35,525,087,171,840.13 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $36,373,890,715,285.33 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $37,331,498,414,548.34 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $38,745,586,052,935.65 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $39,718,845,558,154.60 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $40,503,087,812,473.90 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $41,648,414,337,666.08 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $43,358,279,327,619.31 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $43,893,146,853,451.13 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $45,671,108,448,043.91 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $45,882,584,594,224.91 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $47,115,683,361,851.79 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $48,297,845,464,253.95 | 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 |