1. The Boomer Penalty: Excess Mortality among Baby Boomers in Canada and the United States • Enrique Acosta , Centre for Demographic Studies; Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal; Nadine Ouellette, Département de Démographie, Université de Montréal; Robert R. Bourbeau, Université de Montréal; Marília Nepomuceno, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Alyson A. Van Raalte, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

2. Provincial Mortality Disparities in China: A Comparative Study Based on 2010 Census • Cheng Li , School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University; Hong Mi, Zhejiang University.

3. Life Expectancy Inequalities between Natives and Migrants in the Netherlands – Effects of Mortality Differentials and Selection • Björn Poerschke , Rijksuniversiteit Groningen / University of Cologne; Adrien Remund, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; Lenny Stoeldraijer, Statistics Netherlands.

4. Trends in Life Expectancy and Lifespan Variation between Arabs and Jews in Israel, 1982–2016 • Erez Shomron, Tel Aviv University; Isaac Sasson , Tel Aviv University.