Executions at 10-year low in 2020
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At least 483 executions were recorded during 2020, the lowest figure in a decade. Figures for China are unknown. At year end, more than 28,500 people were under sentence of death
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Executing countries in 2020

China 1,000+
Iran    246+
Egypt   107+
Iraq     45+
Saudi Arabia 27
U.S. 17
Somalia 11+ 
Yemen 5+
India 4
Oman 4
Botswana 3
South Sudan 2+
Bangladesh 2
Taiwan 1
Qatar 1


Egypt: Executions up threefold

China: Data not verified

Saudi Arabia: Executions down 85%


U.S: Trump administration resumes federal executions 

North Korea, Syria, Vietnam: Official data unavailable due to secrecy
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Source: Amnesty International Death Sentences and Executions 2020 © GRAPHIC NEWS