Causes of migrants' deaths Mediterranean Sea 2022

In 2022, 2,222 people presumably drowned in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe. Moreover, six migrants who lost their lives while crossing the Mediterranean Sea died because of sickness.
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 2022

Characteristic	Number of deaths
Drowning	2,222
Mixed or unknown	68
Harsh environment	27
Hazardous transport	24
Violence	20
Sickness	6

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

Europe, MENA

Survey time period

2022

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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