4. 1896- Philippines made use of
shooting as a means of
execution method.
1926- electric chair was
introduced by United States
Colonial government.
5. 1946-1986- the capital crimes
after regaining full independence
were murder, rape and treason.
Under the dictatorship of Pres.
Marcos, drug trafficking became
punishable with death by firing
squad.
6. Philippines was the first Asian
country to abolish death penalty in
1987 under President Corazon
Aquino.
The new law, drafted by Ramos,
restored capital punishment by
defining "heinous crimes" as
everything from murder to stealing a
car.
7. The first execution by lethal
injection took place under Ramos'
successor, Joseph Estrada.
Estrada's own successor, Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo, also approved
a moratorium, but later permitted
executions and denied
clemencies.
8.
9. The following figures are the
reported death sentences and
executions in 2008 worldwide.
12. Country Executions Methods used
Indonesia 10 Shooting
Japan 15 Hanging
Libya 8+
Malaysia 1+ Hanging
Mongolia 1+ Shooting
North Korea 15+
Pakistan 36+ Hanging
Saudi Arabia 102+ Beheading
Singapore 1+ Hanging
13. Country Executions Methods used
St Kitts and 1 Hanging
Nevis
Sudan 1+ Hanging
Syria 1+
United Arab 1+
Emirates
USA 37 Lethal injection;
electrocution
Vietnam 19+ Shooting
Yemen 13+
15. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Afghanistan 131 North Korea +
Bangladesh 185+ Pakistan At least 236
China 7003+ Singapore 5
India 70+ South Korea At least 2
Indonesia 10+ Sri Lanka 2
Japan 27 Taiwan At least 8
Laos 2 Thailand At least 3
Malaysia 22+ Vietnam At least 59
16. These figures are the reported
executions and death sentences
in 2009 worldwide.
21. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Afghanistan 133+ Democratic +
Republic of Congo
Algeria 100+ Egypt 269+
Bahamas 2+ Ethiopia 11+
Bangladesh 64+ Gambia 1+
Belarus 2 Ghana 7+
Benin 5+ Guyana 3
Botswana 2 India 50+
Burkina Faso 6+ Indonesia 1
Chad + Iraq +
China + Jamaica 366+
22. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Japan 34 Myanmar 2+
Jordan 12+ Nigeria 58
Kenya + North Korea +
Kuwait 3+ Pakistan 276
Liberia 3 Palestinian 17
authority
Libya + Qatar 3+
Malaysia 68+ Saudi Arabia 11+
Mali 10+ Sierra Leone 1+
Mauritania 1+ Singapore 6+
Morocco 13 Somalia 12
23. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
South Korea 5+ United Arab 3+
Emirates
Sri Lanka 108 USA 105+
Sudan 60+ Vietnam 59+
Syria 7+ Yemen 53+
Taiwan 7 Zimbabwe 7+
Tanzania +
Thailand +
Trinidad and 11+
Tobago
Tunisia 2+
Uganda +
24. These figures are the reported
executions and death sentences
in 2010 worldwide.
27. Country Execution Methods used
Japan 2 Hanging
Libya 18+
Malaysia 1+ Hanging
North Korea 60+ Hanging; shooting
Palestinian 5 Shooting
Authority
Saudi Arabia 27+ Beheading
Singapore + Hanging
Somalia 8+ Shooting
Sudan 6+ Hanging
28. Country Execution Methods used
Syria 17+ Hanging
Taiwan 4 Shooting
USA 46 Electrocution ; lethal injection;
shooting
Vietnam + Shooting
Yemen 53+ Shooting
30. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Afghanistan 100+ Brunei +
Darussalam
Algeria 130+ Burkina Faso 1+
Bahamas 5+ Cameroon +
Bahrain 1 China +
Bangladesh 32+ Central African 14
Republic
Barbados 1 Chad 1
Belarus 3 Democratic +
Republic of
Congo
Benin 1+ Egypt 185
31. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Equatorial 4 Iran +
Guinea
Ethiopia 5+ Iraq 279+
Gambia 13 Jamaica 4
Ghana 17 Japan 14
Guatemala 1 Jordan 9
Guyana 1+ Kenya 5+
India 105+ Kuwait 3+
Indonesia 7+ Laos 4
32. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Liberia 11 Mauritania 16+
Lebanon 12+ Morocco/Wes 4
tern Sahara
Libya + Myanmar 2
Madagascar 2+ Nigeria 151+
Malaysia 114+ North Korea +
Malawi 2 Palestinian 11+
Authority
Maldives 1 Pakistan 365
Mali 14+ Saudi Arabia 34+
33. Country Death Country Death
sentences sentences
Sierra Leone 1 Taiwan 9
Singapore 8+ Thailand 7+
Somalia 8+ Trinidad and +
Tobago
South Korea 4 Tunisia 22+
Sri Lanka + Uganda 5+
Sudan 10+ United Arab 28+
Emirates
Syria 10+ USA 110+
Tanzania 5+ Vietnam 34+
34. Country Death sentences
Yemen 27+
Zimbabwe 8
Zambia 35
