A new study has revealed that men who marry younger women are more likely to live longer. According to U.K. newspaper the Telegraph, the study by Germany's Max Planck Institute examined deaths between 1990 and 2005 for the entire population of Denmark. Researchers said a man's chances of dying early are cut by 20 percent if their bride is between 15 and 17 years their junior. Also, the risk of premature death is reduced by 11 percent if a man marries a woman seven to nine years younger. The study also revealed that men who marry older women can actually die early. Meanwhile, the chances of a woman dying young increase if there is a wide age gap between them and their husbands. Wives with husbands older or younger by between seven and nine years increase their chances of dying early by 20 percent. This rises to 30 percent if the age difference is between 15 and 17 years. Scientists say the figures for men may be the result of natural selection, that only the healthiest, most successful older men are able to attract younger mates. They also believe younger women's better care for their husbands is another reason. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/04/2009060400652.html