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THU, 15 OCT · 83 ITEMS
ReliefWeb Updates, Anadolu Agency · Humanitarian & Biosphere
The International Organization for Migration () has reported that at least 4,414 child migrants died while migrating worldwide between 2014 and 2025, based on its data. However, the true number is likely significantly higher because more than half of the nearly 81,000 recorded migrant deaths and disappearances lack age information, meaning many child deaths are simply not captured. The report highlights the chronic undercounting of child mortality on migration routes and the need for better data collection.
The reported figure comes directly from IOM's Missing Migrants Project, the primary source for global data on migrant deaths, so the recorded count is authoritative for what has been documented. The qualification that the true toll is likely higher is a key finding of the IOM report itself, based on the high proportion of deaths with unknown age, making it a solid claim about the limitations of available data.
Genuinely new: the IOM report and associated news release were published on 13 October 2026, with coverage appearing on 14 October 2026.