Initial assessment and treatment of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea (a secondary data analysis concerning the initial assessment and treatment of 2656 refugees rescued from distress at sea in support of the EUNAVFOR MED relief mission of the EU)

Table 1 Summary of demographic data of all people/refugees rescued from distress at sea

	Overall refugee population
Number [n]	n = 2656
Male Gender	2048/2656 (77.1 %)
Age structure
▪ Infant	19/2656 (0.7 %)
▪ Child	274/2656 (10.3 %)
▪ Adult	2351/2656 (88.5 %)
▪ Elderly	31/2656 (1.2 %)
Pregnant women	24/2656 (0.9 %)
Sick patients	448/2656 (16.9 %)
Admission to Emergency field hospital^a	63/2056 (3.1 %)

Note: ^aAdmission to emergency field hospital was not recorded for refugee boats nos. 1 and 2

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