Detecting Public Health Crises: APC-Detrended Methodology and Residuals in a 25-Country, 35-Year Mortality Matrix • Louis Chauvel, University of Luxembourg ; Anja Leist, University of Luxembourg ; Herbert Smith, University of Pennsylvania

Lifespan Inequality in Denmark, Sweden and Norway: How Long until Denmark Reduces the Gap? • José Manuel Aburto, MaxO, University of Southern Denmark ; Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, MaxO, University of Southern Denmark ; James W. Vaupel, Max-Planck Odense Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark ; Maarten Wensink, MaxO, University of Southern Denmark

After the mortality improvements of the Golden Cohort, how has the Baby Boom generation fared? Good news and bad news. • Marion Burkimsher, University of Lausanne

Debunking the Myth of Italian Longevity? a Cohort Approach. • Stefano Mazzuco, University of Padova ; Lucia Zanotto, University of Padova

How Has the Lower Boundary of Human Mortality Evolved and Has It Already Stopped Decreasing? • Marcus Ebeling, University of Rostock & Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research