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SOCIETY / POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
List: Top Ten Countries by Number of Executions
Date: 2008
Source: Amnesty International
Base: All countries performing state sanctioned executions.
Notes: According to Amnesty more than 2,390 people were killed by countries around the world in 2008. More than 70 per cent of the total were carried out by China, with Iran coming in as second most blood thirsty nation. Belarus was the only country in Europe that executed people - it sent to death 4 people during the year. A '+' symbol represents minimum figure.
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Rank - Country
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Number Executed
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1. China
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1,716
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2. Iran
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346+
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3. Saudi Arabia
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102+
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4. USA
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37
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5. Pakistan
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36+
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6. Iraq
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34+
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7. Vietnam
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19+
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8. Afghanistan
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17
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9. North Korea
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15+
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10. Japan
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15
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