Comparative Death Penalty Database (doi:10.7910/DVN/LI3WYK)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Comparative Death Penalty Database

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/LI3WYK

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2024-06-05

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Bibliographic Citation:

Anckar, Carsten; Denk, Thomas, 2024, "Comparative Death Penalty Database", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LI3WYK, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:vkZBplyttqLrqu1yxoI9YA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Comparative Death Penalty Database

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/LI3WYK

Authoring Entity:

Anckar, Carsten (Åbo Akademi University)

Denk, Thomas (Örebro University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Anckar, Carsten

Depositor:

Anckar, Carsten

Date of Deposit:

2024-05-20

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LI3WYK

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Abstract:

We provide a yearly categorization of death penalty status as well as changes of the status in the world. The database covers the period 1800-2022 for all currently independent countries in the world.

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

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Related Publications

Citation

Title:

Anckar, Carsten & Denk, Thomas. 2024. Introducing Comparative Death Penalty Database. European Political Science, DOI: 10.1057/s41304-024-00491-8

Bibliographic Citation:

Anckar, Carsten & Denk, Thomas. 2024. Introducing Comparative Death Penalty Database. European Political Science, DOI: 10.1057/s41304-024-00491-8

File Description--f10251791

File: CDPD version 1 June 2024.tab

Number of cases: 19204
No. of variables per record: 12
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:vkZBplyttqLrqu1yxoI9YA==

Variable Description

List of Variables:

Country - Country name
Year - Year
COWCODE - Country Code COW
COWYEAR - Country year observation
COWCODE2 - Country code COW (VDEM)
COWYEAR2 - Country year observation (VDEM)
Deathpenalty - Death penalty status
Deathpenalty_lag1 - Death penalty status lag1
Flag_change - Year of status change (flag)
Direction_change - Direction of status change
Break_time - Break in time series
CDPD_version - Database version

Variables

Country name

f10251791 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:LYANpGIuqAb3FE3Zs/vthg==

Year

f10251791 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1800.0; Max. 2022.0; Mean 1950.7610914392837; Valid 19204.0; StDev 57.66996095524801

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:NZZ4dQLe0RBkfYEqlc5TkQ==

Country Code COW

f10251791 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 990.0; Mean 412.69527181837327; Min. 2.0; StDev 262.340226728075; Valid 19204.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:kXfoTzKxXQmQWCNuLYuOTw==

Country year observation

f10251791 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 19204.0; Mean 4128903.479275177; Max. 9902022.0; StDev 2623413.5884340513; Min. 21800.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tRbX3DJZ7eiq1lIJ2LhtnQ==

Country code COW (VDEM)

f10251791 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 19204.0; Mean 412.69844823995237; Max. 990.0; Min. 2.0; StDev 262.33242565981374

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:0E4Eegwf968oevbaeEIAlQ==

Country year observation (VDEM)

f10251791 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 19204.0; Mean 4128935.243490848; Min. 21800.0; Max. 9902022.0; StDev 2623335.5751198106

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:BppLqYtQUy+r6a3LkpJadA==

Death penalty status

f10251791 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency
2.	Abolished for ordinary crimes only, but used during the last 10 years	158
0.	Abolished	3860
3.	Abolished in practice	2393
1.	Abolished for ordinary crimes only	1330
4.	Retained	11463

Summary Statistics: Valid 19204.0; StDev 1.6333827386436202; Max. 4.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 2.8471672568214883

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:x+Ay6yZhS3wp8MoDALC4Pg==

Death penalty status lag1

f10251791 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency
2.	Abolished for ordinary crimes only, but used during the last 10 years	157
3.	Abolished in practice	2361
4.	Retained	11406
0.	Abolished	3742
1.	Abolished for ordinary crimes only	1324

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 4.0; StDev 1.625507363156241; Mean 2.861769352290665; Valid 18990.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1CucegiwoMgrMuK4xdZGlA==

Year of status change (flag)

f10251791 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
1.	Yes	370
0.	No	18834

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.13746487942345614; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 19204.0; Mean 0.01926681941262313

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:otEqjHC9ClHlEhM5UWDFbg==

Direction of status change

f10251791 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency
1.	Less restricted use of death penalty	85
-1.	More restricted use of death penalty	285
0.	No change	18834

Summary Statistics: Min. -1.0; Valid 19204.0; Mean -0.010414496979796054; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.13841732312295588

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:l+Kzi1lh3WOMW5w5fcJh6Q==

Break in time series

f10251791 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
0.	No break	19196
1.	Break	8

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 4.165798791918461E-4; Valid 19204.0; StDev 0.020406568178852228; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CLnjDyfAZNP70nlWW5BGiw==

Database version

f10251791 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean 1.0; StDev 0.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 19204.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:XdM3SzyTnadY0q6FVl9wLA==

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

CDPD version 1 June 2024.xlsx

Notes:

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

Codebok CDPD v1 (4).docx

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application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document