In September 2023, 80 people were reported as either dead or missing after attempting to migrate across the Mediterranean sea, compared with 336 people in the same month of 2021. The Summer of 2023 saw the biggest spike in deaths or disappearances while crossing the Mediterranean since 2016, with 750 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 September 2023
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International Organization for Migration. (October 7, 2023). Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 September 2023." Chart. October 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/
International Organization for Migration. (2023). Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 September 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Monthly number of people reported dead or missing migrating across the Mediterranean from January 2015 to September 2023 [Graph], International Organization for Migration, October 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/690328/migrant-fatalities-in-the-mediterranean-by-month/