Well, maybe not everything. But for a lot of things. You can check out the Amnesty International Death Penalty Report for 2008. They make us look like we're just playing at it.

The summary is:

In 2008, at least 2,390 people were known to have been executed in 25 countries and is
estimated that at least 8864 people were sentenced to death in 52 countries around the
world.
The following countries carried out executions in 2008: China (at least 1,718), Iran (at least
346), Saudi Arabia (at least 102), USA (37), Pakistan (at least 36), Iraq (at least 34),
Viet Nam (at least 19), Afghanistan (at least 17), North Korea (at least 15), Japan (15),
Yemen (at least 13), Indonesia (10), Libya (at least 8), Bangladesh (5), Belarus (4), Egypt
(at least 2), Malaysia (at least 1), Mongolia (at least 1), Sudan (at least 1), Syria (at least 1),
United Arab Emirates (at least 1), Bahrain (1), Botswana (1), Singapore (at least 1) and
St Kitts and Nevis (1).