In October 2024, 125 people were reported as either dead or missing after attempting to migrate across the Mediterranean sea, compared with 83 people in the same month of 2023. The Summer of 2023 saw the biggest spike in deaths or disappearances while crossing the Mediterranean since 2016, with 831 people being declared either dead or missing while crossing the sea in June.
Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024
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International Organization for Migration. (November 11, 2024). Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/
International Organization for Migration. "Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024." Chart. November 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/
International Organization for Migration. (2024). Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/
International Organization for Migration. "Monthly Number of People Reported Dead or Missing Migrating across The Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/
International Organization for Migration, Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to November 2024 [Graph], International Organization for Migration, November 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/