1. Subnational Contribution to National Life Expectancy • Vladimir Canudas-Romo , Australian National University; Dmitri A. Jdanov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany) / National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russia).

2. The Changing Relation between Alcohol and Life Expectancy in Russia • Inna Danilova , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Evgeny Andreev, National Research University Higher School of Economics; David A. Leon, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

3. How Have Disease Prevalence and Mortality after Diagnosis Contributed to Changes in Life Expectancy at the National Level? • Marcus Ebeling , Karolinska Institutet; Anna C. Meyer, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska institutet; Karin Modig, Karolinska Institutet.

4. Stalling Life Expectancy in Europe: A Short-Term Fluctuation or New Stage in Health Transition? • Domantas Jasilionis , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research / Vytautas Magnus University; France Meslé, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Jacques Vallin, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED).

5. Stalling of Mortality in the United Kingdom and Europe: Trends and Explanations • Michael Murphy , London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Marc Luy, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, OeAW, Univ. Vienna); Orsola Torrisi, London School of Economics.