-90% of the world's countries are not executing, according to Amnesty International.
-100 (51%) have abolished it.
-7 (4%) retain it for crimes committed in exceptional circumstances (such as in time of war).
-49 (25%) permit its use for ordinary crimes, but have not used it for at least 10 years and are believed to have a policy or established -practice of not carrying out executions, or it is under a moratorium.
-39 (20%) maintain the death penalty in both law and practice. These countries make up approximately 66% of the world's population in -2012
I agree with death penalty for very serious crimes...