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Married people tend to have lower death rates at any given age, and therefore have longer lifespans. For example, in Canada the death rate in 1991 was 1524 per 100000 for 45-64 year single old males, versus 693 for married males and 927 for divorced/widowed/separated males. For females the numbers were 629 deaths per 100000 single, 400 married and 534 divorced/widowed/separated. This is from a book that I own, McVey - Canadian Population. A little googling will support this.
This may be a selection effect - healthier, richer, more well educated people marry more. There may also be a social support effect.
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