* As of April 26, 2021.
Data are estimates.
The Missing Migrants Project counts migrants who have died in the attempt to migrate to a country different from their country of residence. The count does not include the deaths of people occurred in immigration detention centers as well as deaths occurred after the deportation to the homeland. In addition, the project does not count the deaths of migrants occurred as a result of labor exploitation.
Between January and April 2021, 201 migrants died on the African continent. Over 1,000 deaths were reported throughout the previous year. In the years under review, the peak of mortality among migrants was recorded at 1,912 in 2019. Sub-Saharan Africa was the most common region of origin of the migrants.
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