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Main causes of migrants' deaths in the Mediterranean Sea 2021

Published by Simona Varrella, Mar 8, 2021
Between January and March 2021, 237 people presumably drowned in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe. Moreover, 5 migrants who lost their lives while crossing the Mediterranean Sea died because of hypothermia.
The Mediterranean Sea registered worldwide the largest number of deaths of migrants. The Central Mediterranean Route counts the highest number of fatalities among the different Mediterranean routes. This route includes the crossing from North Africa to Italy as well as to Malta.

Main causes of migrants' deaths in the Mediterranean Sea in 2021 (as of March 5, 2021)

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Source

Release date

March 2021

Region

Europe, MENA

Survey time period

March 5, 2021

Supplementary notes

Data represent minimum estimates.
The Missing Migrants Project counts migrants who have died in the attempt to migrate to a country different from their country of residence. The count does not include the deaths of people occurred in immigration detention centers as well as deaths occurred after the deportation to the homeland. In addition, the project does not count the deaths of migrants occurred as a result of labor exploitation.

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