Comparative death dataset

 

Last et al (2017) compare the Deaths at the Borders Database with news-sourced datasets on border deaths. The graph shows a stark difference in trends between news reporting of dead and missing migrants (steep increase with a dramatic dip in 2010) and the number of bodies found along southern EU borders (overall increase since early 2000s but more constant).

 

Figure-4-Graph-showing-trends-in-fatalities-recorded-by-the-Deaths-at-the-Borders

 

The dataset for this graph includes adjusted counts from UNITED list of deaths and the Fortress Europe blog to reflect a common definition of ‘border death’ with the Deaths at the Borders Database: people who have died attempting to cross the EU southern external borders without authorization.

Comparative death dataset

Please use the following citation when using this dataset:

Last et al (2017) Deaths at the Borders Database: evidence of deceased migrants’ bodies found along the southern external borders of the European Union, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 43(5):  693-712 https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2016.1276825