Between January and August 2021, 1,003 people presumably drowned in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe. Moreover, five 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 between January and August 2021
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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International Organization for Migration. (August 27, 2021). Main causes of migrants' deaths in the Mediterranean Sea between January and August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082123/main-causes-of-migrants-deaths-recorded-in-the-mediterranean-sea/
International Organization for Migration. "Main causes of migrants' deaths in the Mediterranean Sea between January and August 2021." Chart. August 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082123/main-causes-of-migrants-deaths-recorded-in-the-mediterranean-sea/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Main causes of migrants' deaths in the Mediterranean Sea between January and August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082123/main-causes-of-migrants-deaths-recorded-in-the-mediterranean-sea/
International Organization for Migration. "Main Causes of Migrants' Deaths in The Mediterranean Sea between January and August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082123/main-causes-of-migrants-deaths-recorded-in-the-mediterranean-sea/
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