Yoav Lemmer—AFP
At least 1,998 people sentenced to death in 61 countries in 2015.
Here is the number of executions and death sentences imposed by countries around the world in 2015, according to Amnesty International’s annual report on the death penalty, published Wednesday.
Note: Plus symbol indicates total is a minimum figure.
Reported executions total, 2015:
1000s (estimated) China
977+ Iran
326 Pakistan
158+ Saudi Arabia
28 United States
26+ Iraq
25+ Somalia
22+ Egypt
14 Indonesia
10 Chad
8+ Yemen
6 Taiwan
5+ South Sudan
4 Bangladesh
4 Singapore
3 Japan
3 Sudan
2 Jordan
2 Oman
1 Afghanistan
1 India
1 United Arab Emirates
0+ Malaysia
0+ North Korea
0+ Vietnam
Amnesty was unable to confirm whether judicial executions took place in Syria. Minimum of two executions have been attributed to China, Malaysia, North Korea and Vietnam, giving final figure of 1,634.
Reported death sentences in 2015 (10 highest totals):
1000s China (estimated)
538+ Egypt
197+ Bangladesh
171 Nigeria
121+ Pakistan
89+ Iraq
75+ India
62+ Algeria
52 United States
51+ Sri Lanka
47+ Vietnam
At least 1,998 people were sentenced to death in 61 countries last year, the report added.