According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 671.92% higher in 2025 versus 1980 (a $10,078,763,547,873,434 difference in value).
Between 1980 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.65% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1980 would cost $11,578,763,547,873,434 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.07% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1980: Pricing changed by 10.95%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care during the 1980-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1980 (13.55%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $1,500,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1980. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $1,500,000,000,000,000.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,661,187,589,891,103.25 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,853,965,481,816,314.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,015,153,071,707,417.25 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,140,589,685,637,970.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $2,274,039,449,352,784.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $2,444,781,179,371,275.50 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $2,607,047,462,502,568.50 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,777,326,895,418,122.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,989,983,562,769,673.50 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $3,261,351,962,194,370.50 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $3,546,126,977,604,273.50 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $3,807,633,038,832,957.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $4,034,775,015,409,904.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $4,227,244,709,266,488.50 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $4,416,632,422,436,819.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $4,571,964,249,024,039.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $4,699,404,150,400,657.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $4,850,575,303,061,433.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $5,019,930,141,771,111.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $5,223,649,065,132,525.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $5,464,197,657,694,679.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $5,721,388,945,962,606.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $5,951,304,705,157,181.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $6,212,810,766,385,865.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $6,475,087,322,786,109.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $6,734,744,195,603,041.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $7,032,613,005,958,496.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $7,293,265,358,537,085.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $7,524,612,697,760,428.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $7,781,483,460,036,983.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $8,018,309,019,930,141.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $8,312,118,861,721,801.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $8,516,665,296,897,472.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $8,720,154,612,697,760.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $8,949,728,272,036,163.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $9,288,736,901,582,082.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $9,522,062,872,406,000.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $9,710,074,481,199,918.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $9,984,651,222,519,006.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $10,394,568,522,703,924.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $10,522,795,870,145,880.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $10,949,038,422,025,888.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $10,999,737,004,314,774.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $11,295,355,968,769,262.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $11,578,763,547,873,434.00 | 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 |