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

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

6. 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.