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by Ray20 185 days ago
No, they are not. I think, on average, those who execute are much less aggressive than those who are executed.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_mortality...

Even in warring countries, or countries without much rule of law, death rates (from all causes) is ~1.1%. Let's say good data is not available, and the real figure is double or triple that number.

An annual death rate of 2% just from executions would be in a society with a super aggressive dictator (or faction, I guess).

For more context, annual WW2 death rates over 5 or 6 years were not as high as 2% per year. Only Poland seems to have been higher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties