"The Mediterranean crossing continues to be the deadliest migrant route worldwide: 19,000 migrants have been reported dead or missing since October 3, 2013. So far this year, the crossing has claimed over 1,000 victims."
See: Migrant deaths: 19,000 in Mediterranean in past 6 years (InfoMigrants, link):
“…Here’s how many migrants went missing or died in the Mediterranean Sea between 2014 and 2018:
– 3,280 in 2014
– 3,771 in 2015
– 5,143 in 2016
– 3,139 in 2017
– 2,297 in 2018″