GLOBAL OVERVIEW IN 2016
At least 1032 people were executed globally in 2016 - 602 fewer than in 2015 when Amnesty International recorded the highest number of executions in a single year since 1989.
At least 3117 people were sentenced to death in 55 countries for 2016, up from 1998 people in 2015.
These numbers exclude the thousands of people believed to be executed in China.
INDONESIA
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Four people executed
At least 60 death sentences handed down
At least 215 people facing death sentences
LAOS
No recorded executions
At least three death sentences handed down
MALAYSIA
Nine people executed (as of September 30)
At least 36 death sentences handed down
1042 people known to be facing a death sentence
SINGAPORE
Four people executed
At least seven given death sentences
At least 38 people facing a death sentence
THAILAND
No recorded executions
216 people sentenced to death
427 to be facing a death sentence
VIETNAM
No recorded executions but new information suggests 429 people were executed between August 2013 and June 2016
At least 63 sentenced to death
At least 681 to be facing a death sentence
Source: Amnesty International
