Where Data Tells the Story
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What we’re showing
A global breakdown of the death penalty’s status, using figures from Amnesty International’s 2022 Death Penalty Report (published in May 2023).
Interpreting the numbers
The death penalty is legal in 87 countries, but there is some nuance to this figure:
See the Dataset tab for the entire list of countries under each category.