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Data
DATA
Missing Migrants Project tracks incidents involving migrants, including refugees and asylum-seekers, who have died or gone missing in the process of migration towards an international destination.
Dead and Missing by year
KEY STATISTICS SINCE 2014
Missing Migrants Project has recorded
the deaths of
people since 2014.
the deaths of
The remains of
been recovered.
23,159
people who lost their lives during migration have notbeen recovered.
The most deadly route is the
route, where at least
people have died since 2014.
Cause of Death
2,768
Mixed or unknown
992
Violence
1,407
Harsh environmental conditions / lack of adequate shelter, food, water
844
Accidental death
897
Sickness / lack of access to adequate healthcare
887
Vehicle accident / death linked to hazardous transport
21,293
Drowning