Mediterranean Update Missing Migrants Project 7 September 2015
ITALY
SPAIN
Arrivals 119,619
GREECE
Arrivals 2,166
Arrivals 256,458
DEATHS *25
DEATHS 105
MALTA DEATHS 2,630
* includes deaths en route to Canary Islands
Arrivals Deaths
Arrivals 100
Land migration routes Maritime migration routes
*Arrival figures refer to irregular maritime arrivals only
MIGRANT FATALITIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 2,760 2,223
1,265 864 359 12 77
24
January February
329 10
69
March
318
50
2015 2014
677
130
95
April
616
77
10
May
July
June
August *Sept *Running total to 7 Sept
TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN 2015
MIGRANT MARITIME ARRIVALS 2015 Total Arrivals: (to date) 378,343
Destination
Italy 119,619
Greece
256,458
Spain
2,166
Malta
100
Total
378,343
Estimates based on data from respective governments and IOM field offices as of 7/9/15. Data for Greece as of 3/9/15.
Eritrea Origin Country
Italy
25,657
Greece Syria
88,204
Nigeria 11,899
Afghanistan 32,414
Somalia
7,538
Albania
9,713
Sudan
5,658
Pakistan
9,445
Syria
5,495
Iraq
5,421
Data for Italy and Greece as of 31/7/15. Data for Greece includes both maritime and land arrivals.
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GLOBAL OVERVIEW: 3,788 MIGRANT DEATHS TO DATE IN 2015 (est.)
112 Deaths
2,760
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE
Deaths
Mediterranean US/Mexico Border
Caribbean
Deaths
133
West Mediterranean Route
Central America Deaths
19
Sahara Deaths
Deaths
46
48
SOUTH AMERICA
15
ASIA
Central
460
Mediterranean
Deaths
Route
AFRICA Deaths
Horn of Africa
Bay of Bengal
Deaths East Asia
99 Deaths
South-East Asia
86 Deaths
8
SOUTH AFRICA
AUSTRALIA Deaths
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Deaths between 1 January to 7 September 2015 Regions Mediterranean Bay of Bengal US/Mexico Border Horn of Africa Sahara South–East Asia Caribbean Europeb East Asia Central America Southeast Africa Southern Africa
Deaths a 2,760 460 133 86 48 99 46 112 15 19 8 2
TOTAL
Legend: (a) Figures refer to documented deaths. Documented instances, therefore, potentially depict only a small share of actual stock. This map represents a base minimum. (b) Includes deaths in Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Western Europe. * Data compiled by IOM’s Migration Research Division (MRD) and Media and Communications Division (MCD). All numbers are estimates based on data from respective governments and IOM field offices as of 7/9/15.
3,788
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