File:MS in Iran 2008-2015.svg

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Prevalence of MS in Iran.

Source of data: http://isna.ir/fa/news/95030301371/

"""

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

years = (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015)
per_100000 = (50, 73, 101, 115)

ys = np.array(per_100000)
xs = np.array(years)

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

axistexts = ax.set_xticklabels([str(x) for x in xs])

plt.setp(axistexts, fontsize=10, clip_on=False)
plt.tick_params(
    axis='x',          # changes apply to the x-axis
    which='both',      # both major and minor ticks are affected
    bottom='off',      # ticks along the bottom edge are off
    top='off',         # ticks along the top edge are off
    labelbottom='on'   # labels along the bottom edge are on
)


plt.xlim(xs[0] - 1, xs[-1] + 1)
plt.xticks(xs, xs)
plt.xlabel('Year')
plt.ylim(0, max(ys) + min(ys))
plt.yticks()
plt.ylabel('MS cases per 100,000 people')

plt.plot(xs, ys, '--ro')
plt.grid(True)

for x, y in zip(xs, ys):
    plt.text(x, y - 10, str(y), ha='center', va='bottom')

plt.savefig('MS_in_Iran_2008-2015.svg')
plt.show()