According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 3,692.95% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $1,107,885.70 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.97% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $30,000 in the year 1950 would cost $1,137,885.70 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.51% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 1.87%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $30,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1950 | $30,000.00 | 1.87% |
1951 | $31,435.11 | 4.78% |
1952 | $33,145.04 | 5.44% |
1953 | $34,320.61 | 3.55% |
1954 | $35,374.05 | 3.07% |
1955 | $36,198.47 | 2.33% |
1956 | $37,526.72 | 3.67% |
1957 | $39,068.70 | 4.11% |
1958 | $40,931.30 | 4.77% |
1959 | $42,656.49 | 4.21% |
1960 | $44,167.94 | 3.54% |
1961 | $45,496.18 | 3.01% |
1962 | $46,702.29 | 2.65% |
1963 | $47,816.79 | 2.39% |
1964 | $48,793.89 | 2.04% |
1965 | $49,984.73 | 2.44% |
1966 | $52,198.47 | 4.43% |
1967 | $55,877.86 | 7.05% |
1968 | $59,267.18 | 6.07% |
1969 | $63,358.78 | 6.90% |
1970 | $67,389.31 | 6.36% |
1971 | $71,740.46 | 6.46% |
1972 | $74,061.07 | 3.23% |
1973 | $76,931.30 | 3.88% |
1974 | $84,091.60 | 9.31% |
1975 | $94,229.01 | 12.06% |
1976 | $103,190.84 | 9.51% |
1977 | $113,053.44 | 9.56% |
1978 | $122,595.42 | 8.44% |
1979 | $133,938.93 | 9.25% |
1980 | $148,610.69 | 10.95% |
1981 | $164,580.15 | 10.75% |
1982 | $183,679.39 | 11.60% |
1983 | $199,648.85 | 8.69% |
1984 | $212,076.34 | 6.22% |
1985 | $225,297.71 | 6.23% |
1986 | $242,213.74 | 7.51% |
1987 | $258,290.08 | 6.64% |
1988 | $275,160.31 | 6.53% |
1989 | $296,229.01 | 7.66% |
1990 | $323,114.50 | 9.08% |
1991 | $351,328.24 | 8.73% |
1992 | $377,236.64 | 7.37% |
1993 | $399,740.46 | 5.97% |
1994 | $418,809.16 | 4.77% |
1995 | $437,572.52 | 4.48% |
1996 | $452,961.83 | 3.52% |
1997 | $465,587.79 | 2.79% |
1998 | $480,564.89 | 3.22% |
1999 | $497,343.51 | 3.49% |
2000 | $517,526.72 | 4.06% |
2001 | $541,358.78 | 4.60% |
2002 | $566,839.69 | 4.71% |
2003 | $589,618.32 | 4.02% |
2004 | $615,526.72 | 4.39% |
2005 | $641,511.45 | 4.22% |
2006 | $667,236.64 | 4.01% |
2007 | $696,747.63 | 4.42% |
2008 | $722,571.45 | 3.71% |
2009 | $745,491.91 | 3.17% |
2010 | $770,941.07 | 3.41% |
2011 | $794,404.27 | 3.04% |
2012 | $823,513.13 | 3.66% |
2013 | $843,778.32 | 2.46% |
2014 | $863,938.78 | 2.39% |
2015 | $886,683.51 | 2.63% |
2016 | $920,270.38 | 3.79% |
2017 | $943,386.87 | 2.51% |
2018 | $962,013.89 | 1.97% |
2019 | $989,217.25 | 2.83% |
2020 | $1,029,829.31 | 4.11% |
2021 | $1,042,533.28 | 1.23% |
2022 | $1,084,762.75 | 4.05% |
2023 | $1,089,785.65 | 0.46% |
2024 | $1,119,073.74 | 2.69% |
2025 | $1,137,885.70 | 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 |