According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $184,796,535,171,102.63 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 $7,400,000,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $192,196,535,171,102.63 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 $7,400,000,000,000 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 | $7,400,000,000,000.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $7,622,537,158,658.83 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $7,824,611,130,314.55 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $8,011,337,711,717.94 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $8,175,043,207,742.83 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $8,374,559,281,023.16 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $8,745,454,545,454.54 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $9,361,908,053,923.26 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $9,929,761,493,259.59 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $10,615,278,257,863.81 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $11,290,563,428,966.47 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $12,019,564,465,952.30 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $12,408,365,019,011.41 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $12,889,249,913,584.51 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $14,088,904,251,641.89 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $15,787,348,772,900.11 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $17,288,835,119,253.37 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $18,941,237,469,754.58 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $20,539,923,954,372.62 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $22,440,442,447,286.55 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $24,898,582,786,035.26 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $27,574,144,486,692.02 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $30,774,075,354,303.49 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $33,449,637,054,960.25 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $35,531,766,332,526.79 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $37,746,906,325,613.55 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $40,581,057,725,544.42 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $43,274,524,714,828.90 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $46,101,002,419,633.59 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $49,630,902,177,670.23 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $54,135,361,216,730.04 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $58,862,357,414,448.66 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $63,203,110,957,483.58 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $66,973,453,162,806.78 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $70,168,268,233,667.46 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $73,311,925,337,020.39 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $75,890,286,899,412.38 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $78,005,668,855,858.97 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $80,514,967,162,115.44 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $83,326,097,476,667.81 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $86,707,639,128,931.91 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $90,700,518,492,913.94 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $94,969,650,881,437.95 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $98,786,035,257,518.16 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $103,126,788,800,553.06 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $107,480,331,835,464.91 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $111,790,390,597,995.14 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $116,734,731,420,670.59 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $121,061,314,206,705.84 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $124,901,461,458,693.41 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $129,165,273,418,596.59 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $133,096,353,957,829.23 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $137,973,319,737,296.92 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $141,368,597,303,836.81 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $144,746,327,687,521.59 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $148,557,033,529,208.41 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $154,184,256,481,161.41 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $158,057,247,148,289.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $161,178,062,219,149.66 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $165,735,776,702,385.06 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $172,540,016,591,773.22 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $174,668,469,408,918.06 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $181,743,693,052,194.97 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $182,585,241,617,697.88 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $187,492,237,124,092.63 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $192,196,535,171,102.63 | 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 |