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In 2023, 171 people died in the attempt to cross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. As of October 2024, 88 casualties were recorded, with a decrease compared to the previous year. Among the three main routes to cross the Mediterranean, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea registered the lowest number of fatalities. 2015 was the year in which the number of deaths on the Eastern Mediterranean Route peaked, with more than 800 victims. The Eastern Mediterranean route includes migration flows from Turkey to Greece and Cyprus. According to the source, more information is available about the Eastern route compared to the Western and Central ones. In the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, bodies are more often brought to land than in the Western and Central Sea.