1. Variable-r Projection • Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Australian National University.

2. The CORESIDENCE LA Database: Living Arrangements around the World, 1970-2021 • Juan Galeano, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre D'Estudis demogràfics (CED); Albert Esteve, Center for Demographic Studies (Barcelona).

3. Unveiling Covid-19's Toll: How the Pandemic Reshaped Life Expectancy in Brazil and Mexico • Marcos Gonzaga, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN); Everton E. C. Lima, UNICAMP; Bernardo L. Queiroz, centro de desenvolvimento e planejamento regional; Flavio Freire, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Emerson Baptista, El Colegio de Mexico; Víctor M. García-Guerrero, El Colegio de Mexico; Lilia Costa, Universidade Federal da Bahia.

4. How Reliable Is Fertility Data in Africa? • Duke Mwedzi, Cornell University.

5. Applying a Reconstruction Method to Cause-of-Death Series in Different Countries • Svitlana Poniakina, Insitut National D'Études Démographiques; France Meslé, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Denys Dukhovnov, University of California, Berkeley; Magali Barbieri, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Yui Ohtsu, Saitama University; Jacques Vallin, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED).