2007 Execution Figures Puts U.S. as 5th Highest in Executions

A report by Amnesty International on 2007 executions around the world put the U.S. in 5th with 42 executions. This puts us behind China (470+), Iran (317+), Saudi Arabia (143+) and Pakistan (135+). Trailing the U.S. are Iraq (33+), Vietnam (25+), Yemen (15+) and Afghanistan (15).

The U.S. is also 5th in death sentences handed out in 2007 at 100+. This places us behind China (1860+), Pakistan (307+), Algeria (271) and Iraq (199+).