Mississippi's shooting death rate is twice as high as Haiti's gang lawlessness.

Gun deaths in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi have been twice as high as in Haiti, a Caribbean island nation that has been virtually anarchic for more than three years.

The Commonwealth Fund, a health policy research foundation, recently published a study comparing gun mortality in each U.S. state with gun mortality in other countries around the world.

In Mississippi, the number of gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2022 stood at 28.5, double that of Haiti, which had 15.12 gun deaths per 100,000 as of 2021.

Haiti has seen its government's executive power crippled and gang looting and violence continue since the 2021 killing of President Jovnel Moise.

Even considering the fact that Mississippi is the poorest of the 50 states in the United States, it is hard to understand.

Gun deaths in Louisiana and Alabama, which are adjacent to Mississippi, also recorded 28.2 and 24.7, respectively, according to the survey.

Gun deaths in Louisiana and Alabama were higher than those in Mexico (23.33), where deaths from drug cartels continue, while Montana and Alaska are also higher than Colombia (20.11), where drug cartel problems are severe.

The overall gun death rate in the U.S. was 13.5 per 100,000, higher than in Iraq (9.14).

In addition to deaths from crimes such as shootings, the U.S. count of gun deaths included accidental gunfire and suicide.

"The fact that gun deaths in the U.S. are higher than in some conflict countries is shocking," said Evan Gummers, who wrote the study report.