Deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean Route 2014-2021
Between January and September 2021, 17 people died in the attempt to cross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. In 2020, 104 migrants died by crossing this route. Among the three main routes to cross the Mediterranean, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea registered the lowest number of fatalities.
2015 was the year in which the number of deaths on the Eastern Mediterranean Route peaked. In this year, 803 migrants died in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Eastern Mediterranean route includes migration flows from Turkey to Greece and Cyprus. According to the source, more information is available about the Eastern route compared to the Western and Central ones. In the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, bodies are more often brought to land than in the Western and Central Sea.
2015 was the year in which the number of deaths on the Eastern Mediterranean Route peaked. In this year, 803 migrants died in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Eastern Mediterranean route includes migration flows from Turkey to Greece and Cyprus. According to the source, more information is available about the Eastern route compared to the Western and Central ones. In the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, bodies are more often brought to land than in the Western and Central Sea.
