Facts about death penalty:
- 129 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. Only 25 countries actually carried out executions in 2006.
- In 2006, 91% of all known executions took place in China , Iran , Iraq , Pakistan , Sudan and the USA .
- In the Americas only the USA has carried out executions since 2003.
- Europe is almost a death penalty free zone the exception of Belarus.
- In Africa only six states carried out executions in 2006.
- There has been an an overall decline in the number of known executions in 2006: (1591 executions compared to 2,148 in 2005).
- China holds the highest record of executions
- Iran holds the highest percentage of executions in comparison to its population
- Iran holds the highest record of children executed since 1990
- Iran has the highest number of children facing execution (80) followed by Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan (2 each-known)
- List of countries and their official position on executions (Jan 1, 2007): http://www.stopchildexecutions.com/legal&reports/A.R.Countries.ACT5000107
- Death penalty world map: http://declanbutler.info/dp.kmz
