Haiti’s healthcare problems result from more serious problems. Because most of the country lives in such poverty, Haitian citizens cannot afford things that others view as part of everyday life such as quality healthcare and adequate living conditions. The fact that disease incidence and prevalence rates in Haiti are so high is no surprise and neither are the low life expectancies that are the end result. Without question, more economic stability in the Bahamas results in better overall health status and ultimately higher life expectancies for citizens.
Although culturally, similar, Haiti and the Bahamas have many differences when discussing economic and healthcare status. The deviation between the countries’ life expectancies