The provided chart illustrated the number of doctors per 1000 invididuals in Cuba and the US over the period.Overall,there are the rising in tandem in the number of doctors in two countries from 1975 to 2015.
Overall, both countries experienced an increase in their doctor-to-population ratio, but Cuba consistently had a significantly higher number of doctors per 1000 people than the US throughout the period, with its figures showing a much more dramatic rise.
In 1975, the US had approximately 1.2 doctors per 1000 people, slightly above Cuba’s figure of around 1.1. However, by 1980, Cuba’s ratio began to outpace that of the US, reaching about 1.8 compared to the US’s 1.5. This gap widened considerably in the subsequent years.
By 1995, Cuba’s figure surged to over 5 doctors per 1000 people, while the US had only reached about 2.5. Cuba continued its upward trajectory, peaking at nearly 7.8 doctors per 1000 people in 2015. In contrast, the US saw a more gradual increase, reaching a high of just under 3 in 2005, before slightly declining to approximately 2.6 by 2015.