The analysis on the basis of the aforesaid information is given in the above
table. Accordingly, around 49% of the countries in the world have
abolished Death Penalty as a whole. The Death Penalty is implemented in
around 29% of the countries. In another 18% Death Penalty is not practically
implemented although it is included in the legislature. Another 37 % of the
countries worldwide do not implement the Death Penalty for general
offences. As per the above analysis, countries of the world are divided into 7
groups and studied . There, in the Arabian Region a highest progress is
evident in implementing Death Penalty .There are 18 countries in the said
region and out of them 83% practically implement the Death Penalty.
Europe is the region with the least number of countries implementing the
Death Penalty and there only one country out of the total of 54 countries
implement Death Penalty. There are 26 countries in the Asian Region and
out of these countries 29% implement Death Penalty while 41% of the 32
countries in the Region of Latin America and Caribbean Islands implement
it. In the Region of Australia and Pacific, the Death penalty is implemented
for specific offences and for other offences no country in the region seem to
implement Death Penalty.
As far as the countries which have abolished the Death Penalty are
concerned, Europe is evident as a Region. Out of the 54 countries in the
European Region, Death Penalty has been abolished in 93%. Out of the
countries of the Region of Australia and Pacific, the Death Penalty has been
abolished in 86% .Region wise, Arabia is the region where no country has
abolished the Death Penalty and even in the Asian Region the Death
Penalty has been abolished in around 19% of the countries.
Information with relevance to the countries where the highest figures have
been recorded pertaining to the implementation of the Death penalty
around the world from 2007 to 2013 are indicated through the following
analysis.
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