KEY POINTS:
Australia are undisputed Queens of the world netball championships, winning seven of the 11 titles outright and sharing an eighth since the tournament started in 1963.
New Zealand follows, with three titles and a fourth shared.
England has had four top three finishes, Trinidad & Tobago three (including a shared first with New Zealand and Australia), and Jamaica and South Africa two each.
History:
2003 (Kingston, Jamaica, 24):
1 New Zealand
2 Australia
3 Jamaica
1999 (Christchurch, New Zealand, 26):
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 England
1995 (Birmingham, England, 27):
1 Australia
2 South Africa
3 New Zealand
1991 (Sydney, Australia, 20):
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 Jamaica
1987 (Glasgow, Scotland, 17)
1 New Zealand
2 Trinidad & Tobago
3 Australia
1983 (Singapore, 14)
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 Trinidad & Tobago
1979 (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 19)
1 Australia
1 New Zealand
1 Trinidad & Tobago
1975 (Auckland, New Zealand, 11)
1 Australia
2 England
3 New Zealand
1971 (Kingston, Jamaica, nine)
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 England
1967 (Perth, Australia, eight)
1 New Zealand
2 Australia
3 South Africa
1963 (Eastbourne, England, 11)
1 Australia
2 New Zealand
3 England
- NZPA