1. An Analysis of the Modal Lifespan by Leading Causes of Death in Resource-Poor Settings of Sub-Sahara Africa and South Asia: Findings from Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance Systems • Jean Juste Harrisson Bashingwa, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive, University of the Witwatersrand; Kathleen Khan, University of the Witwatersrand; Stephen Tollman, University of the Witwatersrand; Tobias Chirwa, University of the Witwatersrand; Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, University of the Witwatersrand.

2. The Changing Contributions of Lifespan Mode and Variation to the Marital-Status Gap in Australian Life Expectancy over Six Decades • Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Interdisciplinary Center on Population Dynamics (CPop), University of Southern Denmark; Serena Vigezzi, Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, University of Southern Denmark; Heather Booth, Australian National University.

3. Life Expectancy of Roma People in Europe: Indirect Estimations for 17 Countries • Marc Luy, Vienna Institute of Demography; Paola Di Giulio, Vienna Institute of Demography, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, OeAW, University of Vienna); Lina Lasar, Vienna Institute of Demography; Tianyu Shen, Australian National University; Tamara Vaz de Moraes Santos, Vienna Institute of Demography.

4. Causes of Death Inequality and Diversity Determines Progression in Mortality Transition: An Empirical Test to Evaluate the Rise in Life Expectancy in 45 Countries across 23 GBD Regions of the World • Suryakant Yadav, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); T R. Dilip, Consultant, WHO, Geneva; Perianayagam Arokiasamy, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Solveig Cunningham, Emory University; Udaya Shankar Mishra, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum; Pravat Bhandari, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Neha Shri, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Chandan Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences, India; Himanshu Jaiswal, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS).

5. Characterizing levels and trends in the sex gap in life expectancy in Latin America 2000-2019. • Jesús-Daniel Zazueta Borboa, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI); Marília Nepomuceno, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); José Manuel Aburto, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).