That's according to the International Organisation for Migration, which says most continue to die or go missing in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe.
2016 records most asylum-seeker deaths ever
Volunteers help migrants and refugees as they arrive at the Greek island of Lesbos (AAP) Source: AAP
2016 will go on the record as the year that saw the highest number of asylum-seeker deaths globally as they sought protection in an increasingly unwelcoming world.
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