According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,170.83% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $206,228,547,648.14 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $9,500,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $215,728,547,648.14 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.93% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 2.44%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1965-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $9,500,000,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1965 | $9,500,000,000.00 | 2.44% |
1966 | $9,920,739,156.99 | 4.43% |
1967 | $10,620,036,652.41 | 7.05% |
1968 | $11,264,202,810.02 | 6.07% |
1969 | $12,041,844,838.12 | 6.90% |
1970 | $12,807,880,268.78 | 6.36% |
1971 | $13,634,850,335.98 | 6.46% |
1972 | $14,075,901,038.49 | 3.23% |
1973 | $14,621,411,117.90 | 3.88% |
1974 | $15,982,284,667.07 | 9.31% |
1975 | $17,908,979,841.17 | 12.06% |
1976 | $19,612,248,014.66 | 9.51% |
1977 | $21,486,713,500.31 | 9.56% |
1978 | $23,300,244,349.42 | 8.44% |
1979 | $25,456,169,822.85 | 9.25% |
1980 | $28,244,654,856.44 | 10.95% |
1981 | $31,279,780,085.52 | 10.75% |
1982 | $34,909,743,433.11 | 11.60% |
1983 | $37,944,868,662.19 | 8.69% |
1984 | $40,306,811,240.07 | 6.22% |
1985 | $42,819,639,584.61 | 6.23% |
1986 | $46,034,667,073.92 | 7.51% |
1987 | $49,090,103,848.50 | 6.64% |
1988 | $52,296,426,389.74 | 6.53% |
1989 | $56,300,702,504.58 | 7.66% |
1990 | $61,410,507,025.05 | 9.08% |
1991 | $66,772,755,039.71 | 8.73% |
1992 | $71,696,854,001.22 | 7.37% |
1993 | $75,973,885,155.77 | 5.97% |
1994 | $79,598,045,204.64 | 4.77% |
1995 | $83,164,172,266.34 | 4.48% |
1996 | $86,089,034,819.79 | 3.52% |
1997 | $88,488,698,839.34 | 2.79% |
1998 | $91,335,216,860.11 | 3.22% |
1999 | $94,524,129,505.19 | 3.49% |
2000 | $98,360,109,957.24 | 4.06% |
2001 | $102,889,584,605.99 | 4.60% |
2002 | $107,732,437,385.46 | 4.71% |
2003 | $112,061,698,228.47 | 4.02% |
2004 | $116,985,797,189.98 | 4.39% |
2005 | $121,924,404,398.29 | 4.22% |
2006 | $126,813,683,567.50 | 4.01% |
2007 | $132,422,484,728.16 | 4.42% |
2008 | $137,330,508,552.23 | 3.71% |
2009 | $141,686,725,717.78 | 3.17% |
2010 | $146,523,543,066.59 | 3.41% |
2011 | $150,982,913,866.83 | 3.04% |
2012 | $156,515,285,583.38 | 3.66% |
2013 | $160,366,847,892.49 | 2.46% |
2014 | $164,198,504,886.99 | 2.39% |
2015 | $168,521,324,068.42 | 2.63% |
2016 | $174,904,778,558.34 | 3.79% |
2017 | $179,298,252,901.65 | 2.51% |
2018 | $182,838,468,234.58 | 1.97% |
2019 | $188,008,685,094.69 | 2.83% |
2020 | $195,727,333,536.96 | 4.11% |
2021 | $198,141,824,984.73 | 1.23% |
2022 | $206,167,874,160.05 | 4.05% |
2023 | $207,122,516,799.02 | 0.46% |
2024 | $212,688,953,879.05 | 2.69% |
2025 | $215,728,547,648.14 | 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 |