In 2023, 171 people died in the attempt to cross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. As of October 2024, 88 casualties were recorded, with a decrease compared to the previous year. 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, with more than 800 victims. 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 2024
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. (October 21, 2024). Number of recorded deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean route from 2014 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082221/deaths-of-migrants-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/
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Number of recorded deaths of migrants on the Eastern Mediterranean route from 2014 to 2024 [Graph], International Organization for Migration, October 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082221/deaths-of-migrants-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/
