News of study

Study: Only a third of secondary school graduates land quality jobs

12-10-2022 22:10 Percentage shrinks to nine for those who do not finish schooling; Study, carried out by the Observatorio de Argentinos por la Educación and CIPPEC, also shows lower female access to quality jobs.

by Santiago Rojas

GENDER VIOLENCe

Survey: Almost half of women in Argentina have experienced gender violence

30-08-2022 22:07 Study, carried out by the Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry Ministry and part of an EU-UN initiative, quizzed more than 12,000 people across 12 provinces nationwide.

RUGBY

Scientists launch pioneering study on brain injuries in rugby

26-08-2022 10:32 New investigation in Argentina aims to prevent long-term brain injuries that can cause cognitive deterioration.

NEW REPORT

Study: One in four young people in Argentina neither study nor work

24-05-2022 17:27 One in four young people aged between 18 and 24 in Argentina do not study or work, according to a new study.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Study says Argentina’s youngest workers lowest paid in the region

17-12-2021 02:08 Using the dollar as reference, a private study ranks different levels of remuneration of South American professionals, with Argentina coming in last for those aged up to 24.

Climate change

UN: Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years

01-09-2021 15:33 On average, a disaster linked to weather, climate and water extremes has thus occurred every single day over the past 50 years, killing 115 people and causing US$202 million in daily losses, according to new report.

ENVIRONMENT

Illegal mining on Brazil indigenous land up 500% in a decade

30-08-2021 21:53 Illegal mining expanded by nearly 500% on protected indigenous reservations in Brazil in a decade, and by more than 300% on protected park lands, according to a new study.

HEALTH

High blood pressure doubled globally in 30 years, study shows

25-08-2021 13:36 The number of people living with high blood pressure more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study. In Argentina, more than half of men had hypertension.

Covid-19 vaccines

Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

19-08-2021 09:35 Large study finds Pfizer-BioNTech efficacy ebbed over time; Data shows vaccines didn’t diminish viral load of delta cases.

ENVIRONMENT

Flood-prone populations up nearly 25% since 2000, says study

04-08-2021 14:42 The number of people exposed to floods worldwide has surged almost a quarter over the last two decades, according to satellite data.

SOCIETY

Almost 5% of girls under 18 in Argentina are married or living with a partner

29-05-2021 11:04 Around 230,000 girls under 18 nationwide are either married or living with a partner, according to new research. Latin America is the region with the fastest-growing child marriages in the world.

by Clara Fernández Escudero

ENVIRONMENT

Glaciers are melting more rapidly, risking floods and droughts

28-04-2021 17:59 The world’s glaciers are shrinking at a faster rate than before, with densely-populated parts of Asia at risk of flood and water shortages if the trend continues.

Economy

Consumption fell 26% in March 2021 from previous year, says study

21-04-2021 12:00 New survey shows consumption of energy drinks, chocolates and sweets grew significantly over the past year, while sales of cloth, bleach and air fresheners fell.

Coronavirus Pandemic

China's Coronavac 80% effective at preventing Covid deaths, says Chile study

16-04-2021 13:12 A study conducted in Chile found that China's Coronavac vaccine against Covid-19 was 67 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and 80 percent at preventing death.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Study: Argentines fear economic consequences of Covid more than virus itself

05-04-2021 15:06 New Management & Fit study quizzing 2,200 people finds majority fears economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic more than getting infected by the virus.