Migrant deaths reached a record high in 2024. A total of 8,938 deaths were recorded on worldwide migration routes. The UN said this is ‘unacceptable and preventable’.
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00:00Migrant deaths reached a record high in 2024.
00:048,938 deaths were recorded on worldwide migration routes.
00:11The UN said this is unacceptable and preventable.
00:14This has more than doubled since 2020.
00:18The actual number of deaths may be higher as many go undocumented.
00:22Migrants are often fleeing war in search of a better life
00:26and take journeys in unsafe boats across many routes.
00:30The data has been monitored since 2014,
00:33in which time more than 74,000 migrants have lost their lives.