The women's downhill is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. It has been held since the inaugural championships in 1990.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 16 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 |  Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 |  Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
| Rank | Coureur | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne-Caroline Chausson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Rachel Atherton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Valentina Höll | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Myriam Nicole | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sabrina Jonnier | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Emmeline Ragot | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Giovanna Bonazzi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Tracy Moseley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Camille Balanche | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Leigh Donovan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Manon Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Missy Giove | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Cindy Devine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Juli Furtado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanessa Quin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morgane Charre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Miranda Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 17 | 70 | |
