Death Sentences and Executions




Death Sentences and Executions - Country Rankings http://www.geographic.org/country_ranks/executions_and_death_sentences_country_ranks_2009.html SOURCE: Amnesty International

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Minimum Known Number of Execusions and Death Sentences
Countries are ranked highest to lowest number in 2007

Rank --------	Country -----------------------	Executions -------------------	Death Sentences ------------------
1	China	1000s	1000s
2	Iran	388	?
3	Iraq	120	366
4	Saudi Arabia	69	11
5	United States	52	105
6	Yemen	30	53
7	Sudan	9	60
7	Vietnam	9	59
8	Syria	8	7
9	Japan	7	34
10	Egypt	5	269
11	Libya	4	?
12	Bangladesh	3	64
13	Thailand	2	?
14	Singapore	1	6
15	Pakistan	-	276
16	Afghanistan	-	133
17	Sri Lanka	-	108
18	Algeria	-	100
19	Malaysia	Unknown	68
20	Nigeria	-	58
21	India	-	50
22	Palestinian Authority	-	17
23	Morocco/Western Sahara	-	13
24	Somalia	-	12
24	Jordan	-	12
25	Ethiopia	-	11
25	Trinidad and Tobago	-	11
26	Mali	-	10
27	Ghana	-	7
27	Zimbabwe	-	7
27	Taiwan	-	7
28	Burkina Faso	-	6
29	Benin	-	5
29	South Korea	-	5
30	Kuwait	-	3
30	Qatar	-	3
30	United Arab Emirates	-	3
30	Guyana	-	3
30	Liberia	-	3
31	Bahamas	-	2
31	Myanmar	-	2
31	Tunisia	-	2
31	Belarus	-	2
31	Botswana	-	2
31	Jamaica	-	2
32	Gambia	-	1
32	Indonesia	-	1
32	Mauritania	-	1
32	Sierra Leone	-	1
?	North Korea	?	?
?	Chad	-	?
?	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	-	?
?	Kenya	-	?
?	Tanzania	-	?
?	Uganda	-	?

The numbers are the known minimum, but in many cases the actual number of executions and death sentences are thought to be higher. Many countries keep death sentences and executions secret. A question mark, ?, was placed where executions are believed to have taken place, but no data are available.

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