by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
In the first six months of this year, Saudi Arabia and Iran have carried out over 350 executions.
The former has put 108 people to death while the latter is second only to China when it comes to the death penalty. The infographic below provides an overview of the death penalty status and number of executions worldwide in 2015. Last year, the number of executions around the world hit its highest total since 2009.
This chart provides an overview of the death penalty and executions worldwide in 2015.
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