<P> Since World War II, there has been a trend toward abolishing the death penalty . 58 countries retain the death penalty in active use, 102 countries have abolished capital punishment altogether, six have done so for all offences except under special circumstances, and 32 more have abolished it in practice because they have not used it for at least 10 years and are believed to have a policy or established practice against carrying out executions . </P> <P> According to Amnesty International, 23 countries are known to have performed executions in 2016 . There are countries which do not publish information on the use of capital punishment, most significantly China and North Korea . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Total executed (2016) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 7003100000000000000 ♠ 1,000 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 7002567000000000000 ♠ 567 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 7002154000000000000 ♠ 154 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 7001880000000000000 ♠ 88 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 7001870000000000000 ♠ 87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Total executed (2016) </Th> </Tr>

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