1. Multi-morbidity and frailty at death: a classification of death records for an aging world • Aline Désesquelles, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Francesco Grippo, ISTAT; Marilena Pappagallo, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT); Luisa Frova, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT); France Meslé, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Viviana Egidi, Sapienza Università di Roma.

2. Causes of death patterns and life expectancy: explaining USA gap. • Stefano Mazzuco, University of Padova; Stefano Campostrini, University of Venice; Emanuele Aliverti, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia; Daniele Durante, Bocconi University.

3. Cause-of-death diversity from a multiple-cause perspective in the US • Sergi Trias-Llimós, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics; Iñaki Permanyer, Centre for Demographic Studies.