<prompt> The rate adjusted to allow for the age distribution of the population is:Perinatal mortality rateCrude mortality rateFertility rateAge standardized mortality rate  <response>: Ans. is d ie Age standardized mortality rate Ref: Park 20e, p 55 18e, p53; Repeat Nov03, Q27Age standardized mortality rate allows to remove the confounding effect of different age structures, while comparing the death rates of two populations. 