The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 14–20, 2004 in Ventspils, Latvia

Kazakhstan is promoted to the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships,  Norway and  North Korea are demoted to Division II Source: Passionhockey.com GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships will be held March 14–20, 2004 in Sterzing, Italy

Denmark is promoted to Division I while  Australia and  Great Britain are demoted to Division III in the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Source: Passionhockey.com GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF.com (minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF.com The Division III IIHF Women World Championships were held March 21–28, 2004 in Maribor, Slovenia.

Source: Passionhockey.com GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: [ IIHF.com]