This interactive map, created using IOM Missing Migrants data, demonstrates trends in migrant deaths en route from Central America to the United States border. This map demonstrates that the summer months of June and July are most deadly. The map highlights the deadliest areas of the journey, according to Missing Migrant reports. Specifically, there are a number of vehicle-related fatalities along the train tracks in southern Mexico, as well as along the western coast. Along the U.S. border, there are a large number of deaths due to exposure in Arizona, and deaths due to drowning along the Rio Grande in Texas. When interpreting this data, it is important to keep in mind the limitations of the Missing Migrants dataset, namely that migrant deaths not reported by the media or recorded by officials due to their remote location or other circumstances may be systematically excluded from the data.
