Deadliest Year for Migrants – 2023
March 13 , 2024
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- As per the United Nations report, at least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023.
- This is making 2023 as the deadliest year since records began a decade ago.
- The 2023 death count represents a tragic increase of 20 percent compared to 2022.
- The 2023 total surpassed the previous record reached in 2016, when 8,084 people died during migration.
- The Mediterranean Sea, where many migrants try to reach southern Europe from northern Africa, continues to be the deadliest route for migrants.
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