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U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 2000-2017

Number of death row prisoners executed in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017

The data displays the number of death row inmates executed in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017. About 20 death row inmates were executed in the United States in 2016.

2000 85
2001 66
2002 71
2003 65
2004 59
2005 60
2006 53
2007 42
2008 37
2009 52
2010 46
2011 43
2012 43
2013 39
2014 35
2015 28
2016 20
2017 18