diff --git a/basics.py b/basics.py
index 78414c3..cc06999 100644
--- a/basics.py
+++ b/basics.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def plot(data, countries):
 
     for ax, fig, name in [(tc, tcp, "total_cases"), (td, tdp, "total_deaths"), (nc, ncp, "new_cases"), (nd, ndp, "new_deaths")]:
         ax.set_yscale("log")
+        ax.set_ylabel(name)
         for tick in ax.get_xticklabels():
             tick.set_rotation(45)
         ax.legend(frameon=False)
diff --git a/death_per_case.py b/death_per_case.py
index c29d1d1..162254d 100644
--- a/death_per_case.py
+++ b/death_per_case.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def plot(data, countries):
         pp.plot(time, np.array(total_deaths)/np.array(total_cases), label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
     pp.yscale("log")
+    pp.ylabel("relative deaths")
     pp.xticks(rotation=45)
     pp.legend(frameon=False)
     pp.tight_layout()
diff --git a/normalized_to_first_death.py b/normalized_to_first_death.py
index ab17487..00b6c3c 100644
--- a/normalized_to_first_death.py
+++ b/normalized_to_first_death.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ def plot(data, countries):
         pp.plot(new_time_axis, np.array(total_cases), label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
     pp.yscale("log")
+    pp.ylabel("total cases")
+    pp.xlabel("day since first reported death")
     pp.xticks(rotation=45)
     pp.legend(frameon=False)
     pp.tight_layout()
diff --git a/normalized_to_ten_cases.py b/normalized_to_ten_cases.py
index a6e0dd5..313b267 100644
--- a/normalized_to_ten_cases.py
+++ b/normalized_to_ten_cases.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def plot(data, countries):
 
     pp.yscale("log")
     pp.xticks(rotation=45)
+    pp.ylabel("total cases")
+    pp.xlabel("days since 100 reported cases")
     pp.legend(frameon=False)
     axis = pp.axis()
     pp.axis([-2, axis[1], 80, axis[3]])