According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,433.97% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $1,220,198,053.09 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.84% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $22,455,000 in the year 1940 would cost $1,242,653,053.09 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $22,455,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1940 | $22,455,000.00 | - |
1941 | $22,585,048.26 | 0.58% |
1942 | $23,278,639.00 | 3.07% |
1943 | $24,405,723.94 | 4.84% |
1944 | $25,099,314.67 | 2.84% |
1945 | $25,792,905.41 | 2.76% |
1946 | $27,223,436.29 | 5.55% |
1947 | $29,344,223.34 | 7.79% |
1948 | $31,161,564.45 | 6.19% |
1949 | $32,161,935.70 | 3.21% |
1950 | $32,762,158.45 | 1.87% |
1951 | $34,329,406.74 | 4.78% |
1952 | $36,196,766.41 | 5.44% |
1953 | $37,480,576.18 | 3.55% |
1954 | $38,631,003.12 | 3.07% |
1955 | $39,531,337.24 | 2.33% |
1956 | $40,981,875.56 | 3.67% |
1957 | $42,665,833.83 | 4.11% |
1958 | $44,699,922.04 | 4.77% |
1959 | $46,583,954.56 | 4.21% |
1960 | $48,234,567.12 | 3.54% |
1961 | $49,685,105.44 | 3.01% |
1962 | $51,002,260.91 | 2.65% |
1963 | $52,219,379.27 | 2.39% |
1964 | $53,286,441.94 | 2.04% |
1965 | $54,586,924.56 | 2.44% |
1966 | $57,004,488.42 | 4.43% |
1967 | $61,022,646.27 | 7.05% |
1968 | $64,724,019.90 | 6.07% |
1969 | $69,192,344.82 | 6.90% |
1970 | $73,593,978.32 | 6.36% |
1971 | $78,345,741.76 | 6.46% |
1972 | $80,880,015.59 | 3.23% |
1973 | $84,014,512.18 | 3.88% |
1974 | $91,834,080.78 | 9.31% |
1975 | $102,904,855.95 | 12.06% |
1976 | $112,691,821.35 | 9.51% |
1977 | $123,462,485.15 | 9.56% |
1978 | $133,883,019.01 | 8.44% |
1979 | $146,270,949.66 | 9.25% |
1980 | $162,293,562.52 | 10.95% |
1981 | $179,733,367.98 | 10.75% |
1982 | $200,591,108.55 | 11.60% |
1983 | $218,030,914.02 | 8.69% |
1984 | $231,602,617.32 | 6.22% |
1985 | $246,041,309.03 | 6.23% |
1986 | $264,514,831.45 | 7.51% |
1987 | $282,071,346.90 | 6.64% |
1988 | $300,494,850.76 | 6.53% |
1989 | $323,503,389.52 | 7.66% |
1990 | $352,864,285.71 | 9.08% |
1991 | $383,675,720.23 | 8.73% |
1992 | $411,969,553.76 | 7.37% |
1993 | $436,545,340.81 | 5.97% |
1994 | $457,369,735.67 | 4.77% |
1995 | $477,860,673.45 | 4.48% |
1996 | $494,666,910.45 | 3.52% |
1997 | $508,455,360.86 | 2.79% |
1998 | $524,811,430.80 | 3.22% |
1999 | $543,134,897.53 | 3.49% |
2000 | $565,176,410.75 | 4.06% |
2001 | $591,202,736.12 | 4.60% |
2002 | $619,029,729.73 | 4.71% |
2003 | $643,905,628.16 | 4.02% |
2004 | $672,199,461.69 | 4.39% |
2005 | $700,576,659.49 | 4.22% |
2006 | $728,670,418.77 | 4.01% |
2007 | $760,898,545.70 | 4.42% |
2008 | $789,100,011.62 | 3.71% |
2009 | $814,130,800.86 | 3.17% |
2010 | $841,923,114.94 | 3.41% |
2011 | $867,546,624.15 | 3.04% |
2012 | $899,335,588.10 | 3.66% |
2013 | $921,466,634.54 | 2.46% |
2014 | $943,483,305.20 | 2.39% |
2015 | $968,322,189.89 | 2.63% |
2016 | $1,005,001,468.70 | 3.79% |
2017 | $1,030,246,337.39 | 2.51% |
2018 | $1,050,588,386.58 | 1.97% |
2019 | $1,080,296,411.61 | 2.83% |
2020 | $1,124,647,704.26 | 4.11% |
2021 | $1,138,521,352.95 | 1.23% |
2022 | $1,184,638,967.78 | 4.05% |
2023 | $1,190,124,336.80 | 0.46% |
2024 | $1,222,109,040.06 | 2.69% |
2025 | $1,242,653,053.09 | 1.68%* |
* 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 | 573.319 |