1. Multistate Distributions, Lifespan Inequality and Morbidity Compression: Advancing the Debate on Aging and Health • Iñaki Permanyer , Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics; Timothy Riffe, Universidad del País Vasco & Ikerbasque (Basque Foundation for Science).

2. Educational and Gender Gaps in Cognitive Impairment-Free Life Expectancy across Europe • Donata Stonkute , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Angelo Lorenti, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Jo Mhairi Hale, University of St Andrews.

3. Long Live the Family. Families’ Exceptional Longevity in a Changing Disease Environment, Sweden, 1880-2015 • Ingrid K van Dijk , Lund University; Niels van den Berg, Leiden University Medical Center.

4. Are Mortality Improvements Associated with Increased Healthcare Utilization? Evidence from the German Diagnosis Related Groups (G-DRG) Statistics • Anna-Kathleen Piereth , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Marcus Ebeling, Karolinska Institutet.