1. Analysing the Contribution of Causes of Death to Sex Differences in Life Expectancy at Birth in 20th-Century Italy and Greece • Michail Raftakis, Department of Statistical Sciences - University of Bologna; Gabriele Ruiu, Università degli Studi di Sassari; Lucia Pozzi, Università degli Studi di Sassari.

2. Disability, Disease, and Mortality in Northeast China, 1749-1909 • Ruijie Liu, Peking University; Hao Dong, Peking University; Cameron Campbell, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; James Z. Lee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

3. Selection, Distribution and Change in Birth Weights during Crisis and Growth Periods in a Finnish near-Complete Count Urban Data, 1921-1945 • Sakari Saaritsa, University of Helsinki; Jarmo Peltola, University of Helsinki.