China maintains secrecy over its use of the death penalty . The United States has not executed anyone since 1976, when a man named Gary Gilmore was put to death. ( CNN ) -- China executes more than the rest of world combined , according to Amnesty International . The United States executed 46 people in 2010 .
China maintains secrecy over its use of the death penalty . The United States has not executed anyone since 1976, when a man named Gary Gilmore was put to death. China executes more than the rest of world combined , according to Amnesty International . The United States executed 46 people in 2010 .