Since 2014, at least 7,500 persons have lost their lives or gone missing in the Americas trying to migrate. The figures are presumed to be considerably higher since, as the source warns, collecting this sort of data is particularly challenging, especially in Mexico, the Darien Gap, and maritime routes. 2022 has been the deadliest year to date, since more than one thousand migrants have been reported as dead or missing. The U.S.-Mexico border crossing is the migration route in the Americas with most reported deaths or missings since 2014.
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International Organization for Migration. (March 13, 2023). Annual number of migrants dead or missing in the Americas from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278078/migrant-deaths-and-missing-americas/
International Organization for Migration. "Annual number of migrants dead or missing in the Americas from 2014 to 2022." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278078/migrant-deaths-and-missing-americas/
International Organization for Migration. (2023). Annual number of migrants dead or missing in the Americas from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278078/migrant-deaths-and-missing-americas/
International Organization for Migration. "Annual Number of Migrants Dead or Missing in The Americas from 2014 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278078/migrant-deaths-and-missing-americas/
International Organization for Migration, Annual number of migrants dead or missing in the Americas from 2014 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278078/migrant-deaths-and-missing-americas/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual number of migrants dead or missing in the Americas from 2014 to 2022 [Graph], International Organization for Migration, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278078/migrant-deaths-and-missing-americas/