Figure 2. Time trend analysis of prostate cancer mortality. Time series analysis was used to assess whether actual prostate cancer mortality rates (left-hand y-axis) in 2008–2010 (black dotted line) differed from the projected rates (red dotted line) using the actual rates in 2000–2007 as an observation base (black continuous line). The estimated numbers of deaths (right-hand y-axis) resulting from this deviation (above 0) or saved (below 0) are shown as bars for 2008, 2009, and 2010. Error bars denote confidence intervals. ***p < 0.001.