According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,506.85% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $14,245,247,645,632.15 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $258,682,187,409 in the year 1935 would cost $14,503,929,833,041.15 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.55% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $258,682,187,409 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $258,682,187,409.00 | - |
1936 | $258,682,187,409.00 | 0.00% ** |
1937 | $261,218,287,285.56 | 0.98% |
1938 | $261,218,287,285.56 | 0.00% ** |
1939 | $262,739,947,211.49 | 0.58% |
1940 | $262,739,947,211.49 | 0.00% ** |
1941 | $264,261,607,137.43 | 0.58% |
1942 | $272,377,126,742.42 | 3.07% |
1943 | $285,564,846,100.52 | 4.84% |
1944 | $293,680,365,705.51 | 2.84% |
1945 | $301,795,885,310.50 | 2.76% |
1946 | $318,534,144,495.79 | 5.55% |
1947 | $343,348,906,364.89 | 7.79% |
1948 | $364,613,128,406.80 | 6.19% |
1949 | $376,318,204,760.15 | 3.21% |
1950 | $383,341,250,572.16 | 1.87% |
1951 | $401,679,203,525.74 | 4.78% |
1952 | $423,528,679,385.32 | 5.44% |
1953 | $438,550,194,038.79 | 3.55% |
1954 | $452,011,031,845.14 | 3.07% |
1955 | $462,545,600,563.15 | 2.33% |
1956 | $479,517,961,275.51 | 3.67% |
1957 | $499,221,506,470.31 | 4.11% |
1958 | $523,021,828,388.79 | 4.77% |
1959 | $545,066,388,854.26 | 4.21% |
1960 | $564,379,764,837.28 | 3.54% |
1961 | $581,352,125,549.64 | 3.01% |
1962 | $596,763,809,414.88 | 2.65% |
1963 | $611,004,985,644.79 | 2.39% |
1964 | $623,490,400,421.69 | 2.04% |
1965 | $638,706,999,681.05 | 2.44% |
1966 | $666,994,267,534.97 | 4.43% |
1967 | $714,009,657,554.25 | 7.05% |
1968 | $757,318,440,061.64 | 6.07% |
1969 | $809,601,114,439.93 | 6.90% |
1970 | $861,103,450,394.67 | 6.36% |
1971 | $916,702,563,073.07 | 6.46% |
1972 | $946,355,423,168.22 | 3.23% |
1973 | $983,031,329,075.38 | 3.88% |
1974 | $1,074,526,009,237.38 | 9.31% |
1975 | $1,204,062,187,547.77 | 12.06% |
1976 | $1,318,576,851,204.70 | 9.51% |
1977 | $1,444,601,506,609.08 | 9.56% |
1978 | $1,566,529,385,289.80 | 8.44% |
1979 | $1,711,477,247,465.43 | 9.25% |
1980 | $1,898,953,553,724.89 | 10.95% |
1981 | $2,103,012,051,484.93 | 10.75% |
1982 | $2,347,062,893,452.25 | 11.60% |
1983 | $2,551,121,391,212.29 | 8.69% |
1984 | $2,709,920,260,406.05 | 6.22% |
1985 | $2,878,863,529,106.04 | 6.23% |
1986 | $3,095,017,272,431.21 | 7.51% |
1987 | $3,300,441,362,432.48 | 6.64% |
1988 | $3,516,009,851,939.98 | 6.53% |
1989 | $3,785,226,608,066.99 | 7.66% |
1990 | $4,128,770,599,037.77 | 9.08% |
1991 | $4,489,286,950,720.90 | 8.73% |
1992 | $4,820,345,526,914.77 | 7.37% |
1993 | $5,107,900,235,995.36 | 5.97% |
1994 | $5,351,560,908,750.90 | 4.77% |
1995 | $5,591,319,889,388.65 | 4.48% |
1996 | $5,787,965,172,124.90 | 3.52% |
1997 | $5,949,300,141,195.22 | 2.79% |
1998 | $6,140,678,139,572.47 | 3.22% |
1999 | $6,355,076,121,444.63 | 3.49% |
2000 | $6,612,977,970,430.08 | 4.06% |
2001 | $6,917,505,040,223.03 | 4.60% |
2002 | $7,243,101,247,452.00 | 4.71% |
2003 | $7,534,167,479,438.60 | 4.02% |
2004 | $7,865,226,055,632.47 | 4.39% |
2005 | $8,197,260,054,855.79 | 4.22% |
2006 | $8,525,977,615,778.99 | 4.01% |
2007 | $8,903,070,306,424.52 | 4.42% |
2008 | $9,233,048,113,901.76 | 3.71% |
2009 | $9,525,926,681,877.07 | 3.17% |
2010 | $9,851,117,113,125.80 | 3.41% |
2011 | $10,150,930,938,840.46 | 3.04% |
2012 | $10,522,885,100,966.88 | 3.66% |
2013 | $10,781,834,554,285.94 | 2.46% |
2014 | $11,039,445,727,208.61 | 2.39% |
2015 | $11,330,078,871,370.14 | 2.63% |
2016 | $11,759,253,299,249.89 | 3.79% |
2017 | $12,054,636,753,564.82 | 2.51% |
2018 | $12,292,653,628,671.98 | 1.97% |
2019 | $12,640,259,281,137.37 | 2.83% |
2020 | $13,159,201,890,417.01 | 4.11% |
2021 | $13,321,533,741,823.42 | 1.23% |
2022 | $13,861,143,614,250.96 | 4.05% |
2023 | $13,925,326,449,588.49 | 0.46% |
2024 | $14,299,570,904,988.04 | 2.69% |
2025 | $14,503,929,833,041.15 | 1.43%* |
* 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 | 571.899 |