Well they estimate that the population is still 65 percent Catholic, but yes many of the Haitians where I live go to a Baptist church.
Scientifically speaking... Which is what an "...estimate..." of anything should be founded upon... There is no such thing as "...Catholic...", just as there is no such thing as Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecostal, or any other Christian denominational being claim, or even a claim of being a Muslim, or any other type related to any religion... In regards to the being of any human.
Just check the DNA of any human... You will find no scientific fact that supports a claim of being anything related to religion.
Therefore... Any "...estimate..." presented regarding human relationship to any religion is just, scientifically speaking, fallacious.
Now... What is accepted as scientific is metaphysics, which is a branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality.
According to the mighty Wikipedia (I say that somewhat tongue-in-cheek)... "Metaphysics is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world (my explanation... things that exist apart from any mind... facts that simply are and have always been), but some modern theorists understand it as an inquiry into the conceptual schemes that underlie human thought and experience (my explanation... these independent facts influence human thought and experience)."
So, if we really want to know the underlying cause of any population and its relationship to human-contrived religion... We need to delve into the science of philosophy, specifically, that of metaphysics.
Historically speaking... Those in the colony of Haiti, who carried out the rebellion against the French that later became the Haitian War of Independence, did so by utterly rejecting the Roman Catholic religion that was the religion of the French who were being rebelled against. The Pope at that time would have been in support of the French, not the rebellious slaves... And so the rebellion was a rejection of the Pope... And to have rejected the Pope was akin to rejecting the religion the Pope headed up.
But this is a historical, not religious, discussion for another time... One that is crucial to the proper understanding of the present situation in Haiti and the mindset of Haitians.
Illegal Haitians are a great cost to the Dominican Republic, and yes they outbreed Dominican women. 2.7 lives births to 2.2 . Approximately 30 percent of babies born in Dominican hospitals are born to Haitians 30,322 in 2020. That number fluctuates yearly. In fact the pregnant Haitian women distort Dominican Infant and maternal mortality rates."
Wonderful... All childbirth is a blessing to mankind... And perhaps the success of the DR economy is directly related to the grace and mercy being shown to the poor and the needy.
But if you're into eugenics you might think differently... Are you into eugenics Bob?
During the first nine months of 2021, the Estrella Ureña hospital in Santiago has invested RD $ 14,131,893 to cover cesarean sections and deliveries of Haitian nationals, performing a total of one 1,436 deliveries and 591 cesarean sections.
Each vaginal birth costs RD $ 5,348, and cesarean sections amount to RD $ 10,917. Without adding costs for complications, this could even lead to mobilizations to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
“The severity in Haitian patients is much higher in proportion to Dominican women, due to their lifestyle. They do not resort to vaccination against COVID-19 and other pathologies, they suffer anemias, they do not perform prenatal check-ups in a timely manner, which results in patients having to be admitted to the ICU, consuming more than RD $ 1 million to RD $ 2 million if they incur mechanical ventilation, laboratory analysis, medicines, among other supplies,” the text details.
Thats just one hospital.
In Haiti they pay 25,000 Gourdes for a birth, in the DR they get them free.
Again... It's wonderful that the DR can show such mercy and grace to the poor and needy.
May the DR continue to be blessed economically so that it can continue in such a benevolent way.
And, who knows... Should the DR take another course... Perhaps the economic success enjoyed by the DR may come crashing down.
There are no guarantees in life, Bob... Not even the further economic success of a country... Metaphysically speaking that is.