"Η πολιτική των αυστηρών ελέγχων στη Μεσόγειο τα τελευταία χρόνια είχε ως αποτέλεσμα την δραματική μείωση των πνιγμών, από 5.096 το (μοιραίο) 2015 σε λιγότερους από 550 φέτος"5.096 δεν ήταν το 2015 αλλά το 2016 όταν έγινε η συμφωνία με την Τουρκία:The report, released Friday from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), notes the highest number of fatalities, at 5,096, was recorded in 2016, when the short and relatively less dangerous route from Turkey to Greece was shut, following the European Union-Turkey deal. Arrival totals were 363,348 split almost evenly between Italy and Greece, with much smaller numbers arriving in Malta, Cyprus and Spain. άρα:363,348 αφίξεις - 5,096 θάνατοι το 2016https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/11/637162-mediterranean-crossing-still-worlds-deadliest-migrants-un-report...ενώ το 2015IOM recorded total sea arrivals to Europe in 2015 at 1,004,356 IOM Counts 3,771 Migrant Fatalities in Mediterranean in 2015Central Mediterranean (Ιταλία)2,892Eastern Mediterranean (Ελλάδα)805Western Mediterranean (Ισπανία)74άρα:1,004,356 αφίξεις - 3,771 θάνατοιhttps://www.iom.int/news/iom-counts-3771-migrant-fatalities-mediterranean-2015+για το 2017:Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reached 171,635 in 2017; Deaths Reach 3,116https://www.iom.int/news/mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-reached-171635-2017-deaths-reach-3116+για το 2018:Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 113,145 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,242https://www.iom.int/news/mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-reach-113145-2018-deaths-reach-2242+για το 2019:Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 24,645 in 2019; Deaths Reach 555https://www.iom.int/news/mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-reach-24645-2019-deaths-reach-555___________οπότε για το 1ο εξάμηνο του 2019 έχουμε 555 θανάτους και 24,645 αφίξειςενώ για όλο το 2015 είχαμε 3.771 θανάτους στις 1.004.356 αφίξειςBEHIND THE NUMBERSThe drop in migrants dying in the Mediterranean hides a disturbing realityhttps://qz.com/1514244/the-disturbing-reality-behind-the-drop-in-mediterranean-migrant-deaths/+“Some would say there are fewer deaths in Europe, and the EU’s policy is working”, says Ann Singleton, an academic specialising in migration data at the University of Bristol. “But there’s so much that’s unknown. Deaths are less likely to be reported if they occur in remote areas of Africa, and the number of people are dying inland, or in Libyan detention camps, isn’t recorded.“If you look at maps, it looks as though the Mediterranean is the most dangerous area of the world for migrant journeys. But we can never say if that’s true, because we simply don’t know what’s happening elsewhere,” says Singleton.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/20/the-list-europe-migrant-bodycount