Last year, 6,618 people died from Africa to reach the Spanish state, an average of eighteen migrants a day. The non-governmental organization Walking Borders has pointed out that they are the worst data that has been obtained since two years ago they began receiving the data. Of all the deaths, the majority, 6,007, are declared dead on the Atlantic route towards the Canary Islands, 434 leaving Algeria crossing the Mediterranean, 147 crossing the Strait of Gibraltar and the last 30 on the road to Alboran.

The organization has stressed that in many cases the aid came “late” or that other search operations were not activated directly. They stress that these delays are driven by the “policy of outsourcing borders” and that ultimately the goal is “to control migration”, “not to save people”. They also denounce the attitude of the Government of Spain: “The rescue has often been made available to third countries, even though they do not have sufficient resources for this work.”

They have also denounced the "criminalisation" of organisations and individuals disseminating information on the situation of people at risk at sea.