1. Geographical accessibility to public health facilities and the spatial distribution of child mortality, understanding potential access to health in Guatemala • Astrid Maria Arriaza Solares, University of Southampton; Andrew Amos R. Channon, University of Southampton.

2. Tuberculosis incidence in Brazil: is it possible to achieve the SDG target? • Ana Carolina Bertho, National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE), Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); Larissa Alves, National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE), Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); Paulo Santos, National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE), Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

3. Cases and deaths of COVID-19 in the United States: Taylor's law in a plague year • Joel E. E. Cohen, Rockefeller University and Columbia University.

4. Age structure and malaria rates in the Legal Amazon: a demographic perspective • Vinícius Maia, NEPO; Natália M. Arruda, Federal Institute of São Paulo; Carlos Beluzo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP); Bianca Cechetto Carlos, NEPO; Luciana C. Alves, University of Campinas (UNICAMP).