1. A Systems Approach to Improving Registration and Certification of Medico-Legal Deaths in Ghana • Fidelia A. A. Dake, Regional Institute For Population Studies, University Of Ghana; Emmanuel Opoku-Addo, Ghana Statistical Service; Omar Seidu, Ghana Statistical Service; Carlie Congdon, Vital Strategies.

2. Untangling Mortality: The Role of Causes of Death in Shaping Dispersion around the Mode in High-Income Countries • Viorela Diaconu, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova; Virginia Zarulli, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy; Stefano Mazzuco, University of Padova.

3. Age- and Cause-Specific Contributions to the Increase in High Life Expectancy • Siying Lyu, Peking University; Guillaume Marois, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Chunyong Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Zixin Zhou, Peking University.

4. Improving Causes of Death through the Implementation of Verbal Autopsy in Solomon Islands • Rodley Ruskin, Project Officer - Health Information System (HIS) and CRVS Liaison ; Hafizur Chowdhury, CDC Foundation; Rohina Joshi, University of New South Wales; Seraphina Elisha, Ministry Of Health and Medical Services; Rebecca Manelase, Ministry Of Health and Medical Services.