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.
Number of recorded deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean Route from 2014 to 2021
September 16, 2021
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. (September 17, 2021). Number of recorded deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean Route from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082221/deaths-of-migrants-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of recorded deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean Route from 2014 to 2021." Chart. September 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082221/deaths-of-migrants-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Number of recorded deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean Route from 2014 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082221/deaths-of-migrants-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of Recorded Deaths of Migrants on The Eastern Mediterranean Route from 2014 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082221/deaths-of-migrants-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/
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