"Executions in 2010
- 96 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes
- 23 countries carried out executions
- China: 1,000s (lethal injection)
- Iran: 252+ (hanging)
- North Korea: 60+ (hanging)
- Yemen: 53+ (shooting)
- US: 46 (lethal injection, electrocution)
- Saudi Arabia: 27+ (beheading)
- Libya: 18+
- Syria: 17+ (hanging)
- Bangladesh: 9+ (hanging)
- Somalia: 8+ (shooting)"
