PART 1

EXECUTIONS IN 2014

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  1. Countries with Executions in 2014
  2. Others with Capital Punishment1
  1. 18*

    COUNTRIES

  2. 798*

    EXECUTIONS

  3. 7

    Under 18

  4. 18%

    PUBLIC EXECUTIONS

  5. 3%

    WOMEN

Data presented here only shows executions that have an attributable date. In China, all information about the number of executions is a state secret, but has been estimated to be over 3,0002, several times greater than the rest of the world combined. North Korea is also thought to have carried out executions in 20143 though the actual number is unknown. Data via monthly breakdowns at capitalpunishmentuk.org.

By COUNTRY:

COUNTRY No.
  1. 2.2*

    EXECUTIONS PER DAY

  2. WEDNESDAY

    MOST POPULAR DAY (23.4%)

By DATE:

All Executions

Ramadan:
Jun 28 - Jul 27
Easter:
Apr 18 - Apr 20
Christmas:
Dec 25
30
20
10
  1. JAN
  2. FEB
  3. MAR
  4. APR
  5. MAY
  6. JUN
  7. JUL
  8. AUG
  9. SEP
  10. OCT
  11. NOV
  12. DEC

By METHOD:

Method No.

By CRIME:

Crime No.

By GENDER:

GENDER No.
  1. MURDER

    MOST COMMON CRIME (44.5%)

  2. HANGING

    MOST COMMON METHOD (73.4%)

WHAT PUNISHMENTS
are DEEMED TO FIT the CRIME?

  1. Hanging
  2. Beheading
  3. Injection
  4. Firing Squad

All DOCUMENTED
EXECUTIONS for 2014

DATE COUNTRY MEN WOMEN METHOD PUBLIC No. UNDER 18 CRIME(S) TOTAL

NOTES

  1. 1. Countries are classified as either 'retentionist' or 'abolitionist', though some make a further distinction between those that are 'retentionist' and those that are de facto abolitionist (i.e. countries that have the death penalty, but have not sought to impose it for at least 10 years). Classifications and last date of executions via deathpenaltyworldwide.org.
  2. 2. http://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=China
  3. 3. http://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=north%20korea
  4. 4. Population data via The World Bank

  5. Bonus: 5 reasons to abolish the death penalty (in case they weren't obvious alreday...)

  6. * Does not include China's estimated 3000+ nor an unknown North Korea number
  7. ** Moharebeh & Corruption On Earth (efsad-e-fel-arz): related Iranian terms variously translated as 'heresy','armed war against the state','armed war against God','working to undermine the Islamic system','cooperating with foreign agents or entities'. Moharebeh is often the term for the person committing the crime, 'Corruption On Earth' the crime itself but it seems to vary. More detail here.

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