| 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships | |
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| Location | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Start date | 19 May |
| End date | 27 May |
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The 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held at Astana, Kazakhstan and took place between 19 and 27 May 2016. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  England (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
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