Even though fewer people are crossing this year than in 2015, more people are dying as they try to make the journey.Bodies of migrants in a boat off the coast of Libya in October. At least 29 people died in the incident, all in their 20s.One person out of every 88 has been lost at sea trying to reach the shores of Greece, Italy or Spain. That means they're 90 times more likely to die on the journey than an American is likely to die of gunshot wounds.