For extra context, here is a timeline of when countries have abolished capital punishment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_country#Abolitio

For extra context, here is a timeline of when countries have abolished capital punishment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_country#Abolition_chronology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_country#... The list is growing at a rate of about 1 country per year, which, if continued, would mean that the 21st century would be the last in which countries formally kill their own citizens.