TNPSC Thervupettagam

A Decade of Documenting Migrant Deaths

April 10 , 2024 24 days 107 0
  • More than 63000 people had died or disappeared on migration routes around the world over the last decade (since 2014).
  • At least 63,285 people have died or are missing and presumed dead.
  • Over 8,500 lost their lives in 2023.
  • Nearly 60 percent of deaths documented were linked to drowning, with the number of victims surpassing 36,000.
  • Of those deaths at sea, more than 27,000 occurred in the Mediterranean.
  • Most deaths in the Central Mediterranean were documented off the coast of Libya.
  • At least 729 people died off the Tunisian coast in 2023, compared to 462 the previous year.

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