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One child in every five in Argentina lacks money to see a doctor

Today 16:04 Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina poverty watchdogs at UCA publish shocking report revealing what is happening to the health and education of Argentina’s children.

Child poverty in Argentina

More than 50% of children in Argentina are poor, says UCA report

Today 13:02 According to a report by the Observatory of Social Debt at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), poverty rate among children stood at 53.6% at the end of 2025.

INTERVIEW / MODO FONTEVECCHIA

Agustín Salvia: ‘Poverty has fallen, yet we are becoming poorer’

02-04-2026 06:42 The well-being of Argentina’s families is now under threat from rising fixed costs, a phenomenon which, according to the UCA poverty expert, defines the crisis of an increasingly marginalised middle class.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

UCA report confirms fall in poverty, but criticises official data

04-12-2025 17:32 Argentina’s poverty rate stands at 36.3%, according to UCA’s Observatorio de la Deuda Social; Lowest level since 2018 – but not as low as official data indicates, warns poverty watchdog; Extreme poverty fell to 6.8% in third quarter.

ECONOMIC WOES

'The stressed' – Argentina's ‘Non-poor’ who can’t reach the end of the month

04-07-2025 06:58 The INDEC national statistics bureau does not consider them poor, but millions of Argentina can’t make it to the end of the month; New study by UCA’s poverty watchdog shines light on those living under “economic stress”

by Agustina Bordigoni

Community

Pioneering women’s ed club celebrates 90th year

09-05-2025 18:39 University Women’s Club of Buenos Aires enters tenth decade, celebrates with new exhibition marking its rich history at UCA library.

by Michael Soltys

POVERTY ASSESSMENT

‘Not much to celebrate’ despite fall in poverty, says expert

01-04-2025 13:13 Leading poverty expert Agustín Salvia, of UCA’s prestigious social debt observatory, digs into the figures after INDEC reports dramatic fall in numbers of poor.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

UCA observatory says poverty rate reached 41.6% last year

11-03-2025 13:39 New report from respected poverty watchdog, which measures figure on a "multidimensional" basis rather than purely cash, warns of challenges facing Argentina.

by Agustina Bordigoni

POVERTY IN ARGENTINA

Extreme poverty soars to affect six million, study shows

12-11-2024 14:19 Destitution rates have grown much faster than poverty in recent years in Argentina. According to a study by the University of Buenos Aires based on government data, more than six million people were not meeting daily nutritional needs in the first quarter of the year.

by Agustina Bordigoni

POVERTY IN ARGENTINA

Private estimates: Three million new poor created so far this year

24-09-2024 16:19 Private estimates, published ahead of the INDEC national statistics bureau's latest update, suggest that some three million people have slipped below the poverty line since the turn of the year.

by Gonzalo Martínez

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

55% of Argentina’s population below poverty line, says UCA body

05-09-2024 08:53 Extreme poverty affected 17.5% of people in first half of 2024, reports private observatory from the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).

POVERTY

One in five Argentines live in extreme poverty, reports UCA observatory

05-08-2024 13:28 Argentina's poverty rate reached 54.9% and destitution 20.3% nationwide during the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report by the Universidad Católica Argentina.