Number of recorded executions APAC 2023, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 18, 2024

In 2023, there were five recorded executions in Singapore and Bangladesh each. Further executions in the Asia-Pacific region were also recorded in China, North Korea, and Vietnam, with China reported to have conducted the highest number of executions worldwide that year. However, the three countries did not publish official numbers for their number of executions conducted in 2023.

Number of recorded executions in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by selected country

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May 2024

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Asia, APAC

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2023

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The source recorded this number of death sentences as confirmed, however, believes the number to be more. According to the source, an accurate assessment of the number of death sentences in Afghanistan, China, North Korea, and Vietnam was not possible due to the countries' secrecy. The source states that China conducted the highest number of executions globally in 2022.

No executions were recorded in Japan and Myanmar, countries which executed people in 2022.

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