1. Rise and Fall of the Deaths of Despair Burden across European Regions, 2002–2019 • Florian Bonnet , INED; Ina Alliger, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB); Carlo-Giovanni Camarda, Ined; France Meslé, Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques (INED); michael muehlichen, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB),; elsa perdrix, Paris-Dauphine University; Pavel Grigoriev, Federal Institute for Population Research.

2. Estimating levels and trends in adult mortality rates in countries with high HIV prevalence from 1950 to 2023 • Fengqing Chao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Qiqi Qiang; Yichang Shi , Chinese University of Hongkong, Shenzhen; Patrick Gerland, UN; Ivan Williams, UN; Lubov Zeifman, UN.

3. Explaining the Recent Rise in Infant Mortality in France • Nikita Kupská , INED ; University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

4. Mapping the Mortality Impact of Drug Trafficking in Mexico: Fatal Overdoses and Violence • Jacob Martin , Ined; Felipe Sanchez, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Julia Almeida, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; José Manuel Aburto, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

5. Genocide Mortality: Data Integrity in Palestinian Records and Comparative Empirical Patterns from Past Genocides • Hamid Oskorouchi , University of Palermo.

6. Decomposing Change in the Age-Standardized Drug Overdose Death Rate in the United States, 1999 to 2022 • Antonino Polizzi , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Monica Alexander, University of Toronto; Mathew Kiang, Stanford University.