1. Assessing Regional Mortality Disparities across Intra- and International Borders in Europe: An Application of the Earth Mover’s Distance • Laura A Cilek, Bundesinstitut für Bevoelkerungsforschung; Markus Sauerberg, Federal Institute for Population Research; Pavel Grigoriev, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Germany; Sebastian Kluesener, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Germany.

2. 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.

3. Comparative Analysis of Mortality Sources in Latin America • Gonzalo De Armas, Programa de Poblacion, Universidad de la Republica.

4. Assessing the Potential of Mobile Phone Verbal Autopsies in Crisis Settings: A Case Study on Venezuela, 2024 • jenny garcia, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Cruz Cordero, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello; Gerardo Correa, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello; Maria Di Brienza, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello; Stephane Helleringer, New York University Abu Dhabi.

5. The Structure of Chinese Families Who Lost Their Only Child: Simulation Analysis Based on the Life-Tables • Qing Han, Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University Insti...; Lu Han, Institute for Population and Development Studies School of Public Policy and Administration Xi’an Jiaotong University; Quanbao Jiang, Institute for Population and development Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong University.

6. Impact of Deaths from Dissolved Households on Mortality Measurement: Evidence from the Ouagadougou HDSS • Soumaïla Ouedraogo, New York University Abu Dhabi; Yacouba Y. C. Compaore, Institut Supérieur Des Sciences De La Population; Stephane Helleringer, New York University Abu Dhabi.

7. Assessing Age-Specific Contributions to Life Expectancy Gaps: The Proportional Difference Comparison Method • Antonino Polizzi, University of Oxford; Mathew Kiang, Stanford University; Monica Alexander, University of Toronto.

8. Estimates of Under-Five Mortality from a Mobile Phone Survey during the COVID-19 Outbreak: an Observational Study Comparing Three Instruments in Malawi • Julio E. Romero-Prieto, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); Boniface Dulani, Institute of Public Opinion and Research; Bruno Masquelier, Louvain University (UCL); Malebogo Tlhajoane, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Stéphane Helleringer, Columbia University; Jethro Banda, Malawi Epidemiology Intervention Research Unit; Georges Reniers, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).